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Patient Stories
Hope's story: Born ready to overcome
High school freshman Hope has had enough surgeries to know exactly what to do when she wakes up from a procedure. She focuses on the people around her, slowly taking in one and then another.

Conditions We Treat
Pediatric abdominal tumors
Pediatric achalasia
Pediatric anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
Pediatric appendicitis
Pediatric biliary atresia
Pediatric biliary tract problems
Branchial cleft cysts
Pediatric choledochal cysts
Pediatric collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
Congenital lung lesions
Pediatric Crohn's disease
Pediatric cystic hygroma (CH)
Pediatric dermoid cyst
Pediatric gallbladder disease
Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gastroschisis
Pediatric chest tumors
Pediatric hepatoblastoma (liver cancer)
Hirschsprung's disease
Pediatric hydrocele
Pediatric inguinal hernia (groin)
Intestinal atresia in children
Pediatric intestinal disorders
Pediatric intestinal malrotation and volvulus
Pediatric intussusception
Pediatric kidney tumors
Pediatric lipomas (skin lesions)
Pediatric liver cysts
Pediatric liver (hepatic) tumors
Pediatric lymphangioma
Meckel's diverticulum (MD)
Myasthenia gravis (MG) in children
Pediatric neck cysts and enlarged lymph nodes
Pediatric neck tumors
Pediatric neuroblastoma
Omphalocele
Adolescent ovarian cysts and tumors
Adolescent ovarian tumor
Pediatric pancreatitis
Pediatric parathyroid mass
Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)
Pectus excavatum (sunken chest/funnel chest)
Pediatric and Adolescent Pelvic Masses
Pediatric phimosis
Pediatric pyloric stenosis
Pediatric thymus tumors
Thyroglossal duct cyst in children
Pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC)
Pediatric umbilical hernia (belly button)
Pediatric undescended testes (cryptorchidism - UDT)
Pediatric Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)
Pediatric pancreatic cysts
Pediatric pancreatic tumors
Pediatric pilomatrixoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma in children
Spherocytosis
Pediatric spleen cyst
Congenital lung cysts
Pediatric esophageal foreign body
Pediatric necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Pediatric short bowel syndrome (SBS)
Pilonidal disease in children
Pediatric esophageal or bronchogenic cyst
Pediatric abscess
Esophageal atresia (EA)
Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)
Pediatric thyroid nodules
Pediatric hyperthyroidism
Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Cloacal exstrophy
Pediatric skin lesions
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
Pediatric adrenal disorders
Cloacal anomaly
Pediatric trauma
Childhood obesity
Bowel atresia
Treatments & Services
Pediatric circumcision
Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Fetal and ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure
Pediatric Nuss procedure
Pediatric dynamic compressor system and circumferential braces
Pediatric robotic surgery (da Vinci)
Pediatric Ravitch procedure
Laparoscopic Pull-Through Surgery for Hirschsprung Disease
Laparoscopic pull-through procedure for anorectal malformations (ARM)
Posterior sagittal anorectal vaginal urethroplasty (PSARVUP)
Pediatric video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
Pediatric laparoscopic surgery
Adolescent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (weight loss surgery)
Rectal suction biopsy
More Details
At Children's Health℠, we provide a streamlined approach when caring for newborns, including micro-preemies, through to adolescents.
From appendicitis to chest wall tumors to trauma, our pediatric surgeons are the leading experts in highly specialized areas such as head and neck surgery, non-cardiac thoracic surgery, abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery, ontological surgery as well as genitourinary surgery. Many of these procedures are now performed with minimally invasive surgery.
Your child will receive surgical care that is found in only a handful of hospitals in the nation. Children’s Medical Center Dallas is a Level I designated hospital by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification™ Quality Improvement Program, making us among five in Texas and one of 53 in the country to receive this verification, which is the highest level of distinction that a pediatric hospital can receive. Children’s Medical Center Plano is a Level II designated hospital and is the first to achieve this distinction in North Texas. Children’s Health is the first and only pediatric health system nationwide to achieve Level I and II designations at multiple sites.