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.

The vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) is a rare blood-vessel malformation in the brain that develops before birth (usually during the first trimester) and is sometimes diagnosed in the womb or soon after birth. Learn more.

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 is called a venous malformation, or slow-flow malformation. The veins in a venous malformation are formed irregularly before birth and become enlarged. Learn more.

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.