Surgical Procedures - Descriptions for Physicians

Carolina Pediatric Surgery physicians perform a broad range of surgical procedures, including:

Head/neck

• Endocrine surgery
• Branchial remnant surgery
• Subcutaneous masses

Thoracic

• Minimally invasive/thoracoscopic procedures
• Chest wall deformities
• Pulmonary resections
• Endoscopy for diagnosis/foreign body removal
• Nuss Procedure
• Mediastinal masses
  

Abdominal/Perineal

• Laparoscopic procedures for g.e. reflux, pyloric stenosis, appendicitis, solid organ removal, pull-thru procedures, ovarian masses, hepatobiliary disease
• Solid organ removal for malignancy
• Inflammatory bowel surgery
• Rex shunt
• pediatric portal hypertension
• Hernias and hydrocele

Extremity/Soft Tissue/Other

• Biopsy of masses in lymph nodes
• Sentinal node biopsy for melanoma
• Central lines

Congenital Anomalies

• Prenatal counseling
• Neonatal surgery