The incomplete development of the vagina, either shorter, nonexistent or simply a remnant of one.

An excessive widening of the vein that drains blood from a testicle, acting like a varicose vein of the scrotum.

The pediatric vascular surgeons at Lurie Children's collaborate across specialties to treat children with the most innovative techniques available.

Vascular rings occur during fetal development due to an abnormal formation of the aorta and the surrounding blood vessels. Learn more.

Lurie Children’s surgeons have advanced methods used to correct vascular rings and operate on more pulmonary artery slings than any other hospital in North America. Learn more.

Any inflammation of the blood vessels – both arteries and veins. The size of the vessel, the amount of inflammation and its location determines the severity of the disease.

A rare congenital blood-vessel malformation in the brain, wherein blood rushes from arteries to veins, with no capillaries between to allow oxygenation of surrounding tissue.

Velopharyngeal dysfunction, or VPD, is a condition resulting from inadequate closure of the velopharyngeal port, or the opening between the nose and the mouth, during speech. Children with VPD have speech that is difficult to understand by others, as too much or too little sound comes from the nose. This is a common condition among children...

An abnormally formed collection of veins, also called a slow-flow malformation, which are present at birth, but may not become apparent until later in life or after an injury.

Lurie Children's Heart Center uses VADs to support the hearts of patients from infancy to young adulthood, including patients with end-stage cardiomyopathy and our most complex congenital heart disease populations. Learn more.

An opening between the two lower chambers of the heart.

A relatively common condition in which urine backs up from the bladder into the kidneys.