MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

Pediatric Surgical Procedures

The following is a partial list of procedures we perform.

Esophageal & Alimentary Tract Procedures

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Esophageal myotomy
  • Gastric tubes (G-tubes)
    • Learn about an important change we've made for patient safety:
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  • Bowel resection for inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease)
  • Liver and pancreatic surgery, Rex shunt
  • Liver transplantation
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Splenic surgery (complete and partial for cysts, sickle cell disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura)
  • Indwelling feeding tubes

Abdominal Tumors

  • Mesenteric cyst and mesenteric tumor resection

Chest Surgeries

Endocrine Surgery

  • Adrenal
  • Thyroid
  • Pancreatic

Gynecologic Surgery

Congenital Neck Cyst Excision & Drainage

  • Branchial cyst excision and drainage
  • Thyroglossal duct cyst excision and drainage​

Other Pediatric Surgical Procedures