Advanced Surgical Options for Pediatric Patients
Our pediatric surgeons are among the most experienced in New Jersey. Each year, we perform thousands of pediatric surgical procedures, including lifesaving emergency surgeries and routine procedures on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Our pediatric surgeons are board certified in general as well as pediatric surgery.
We offer a variety of pediatric surgical procedures — from routine surgery and same-day procedures to more complicated cases — for children of all ages.
RWJBarnabas Health has achieved the first-ever Surgical Review Corporation
(SRC) accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Pediatric and Adolescent
Robotic Surgery in the United States. This designation recognizes our
commitment to a high standard of delivery of quality patient care and
safety, and means that we meet nationally and internationally recognized
standards.
Customized Care for Kids
Our Pediatric General Surgery Program is one of only a few full-service surgical programs in New Jersey devoted exclusively to children’s care. We work closely with patients and families to prepare them for their procedure and ultimately provide seamless and comprehensive care. Our specially trained surgeons also operate on children ranging from newborns through adolescents.
All routine and relatively simple pediatric general surgery operations are performed in a congenial, same-day surgery setting. Parents are with their child most of the time, even in the recovery room.
To relieve anxieties or fears about surgery, our pediatric preoperative programs, led by Child Life specialists, feature:
- Orientation tours
- Interactive presentations
- Medical play
- Opportunities for children to ask questions
Common Pediatric Surgeries We Perform
Some common procedures include:
- Appendectomy
- Atrial defect repair
- Bronchoscopy
- Central line / subcutaneous port
- Cholecystectomy
- Colostomy
- Esophagoscopy
- Fundoplication
- Gastrostomy tubes
- Ileostomy
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Lymph node biopsy
- Malrotation
- Meconium ileus
- Mitral valve repair
- Pectus excavatum treatment
- Pectus carinatum treatment
- Pilonidal sinus and cysts
- Pyloric stenosis
- Splenectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheal resection
- Umbilical hernia
- Undescended testicles
Whichever facility you choose, our staff of caring physicians and nurses will work with your child and family to provide the streamlined and stress-free surgical care you deserve.
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
As a leading New Jersey health care provider — especially when it comes to pediatric surgical care — we are proud to be a leader when it comes to advanced surgical options.
When you bring your child to one of our facilities to discuss surgery, you can always talk with our compassionate physicians about the available surgical options.
Some of these options are minimally invasive procedures as well as robotic surgery.
- Minimally invasive surgery is any technique involved in surgery that does not need a large incision. This relatively new approach allows the patient to recuperate faster with less pain. Not all conditions are suitable for minimally invasive surgery. Many surgery techniques now fall under minimally invasive surgery.
- Robotic surgery uses a high-level computer system to enhance precision, control and dexterity during surgery. In a robotic surgical procedure, a computer is positioned between the surgeon’s hands and the tips of microinstruments, giving surgeons the control, range of motion and 3D visualization characteristic of open surgery. The techniques allow the surgeon to operate through several small incisions about the size of a dime.
Neither of these procedure types are always applicable for every condition warranting surgery.
Your pediatric surgeon will work with your child and you to find the perfect surgical care plan to deliver the best outcome.
