Pediatric Colorectal Center: Surgery & Treatments

• Surgical repair for anorectal malformation
• Surgery for Hirschsprung disease
• Appendicocecostomy/Cecostomy/Malone/MACE
• Laparoscopic or open surgery for colonic anomalies
• Procedures for rectal prolapse
• Anorectal and Colonic manometry
• Pelvic floor therapy
• Other non-surgical treatments for constipation including individualized bowel treatment plans

The Continuity Clinic consists of routine appointments for post-operative care, pre-operative planning, patient education, treatment modification, and family life services. During the visit additional tests, such as an X-ray, may be needed.

Our team – consisting of a pediatric surgeon, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and a registered nurse (RN) – works with families and participants at Lurie Children’s main campus and various Lurie Children’s Outpatient Centers. Our social worker, dietician and language interpreters are also available during these appointments.

The CHIP clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that provides our patients with a broader spectrum of care and expertise. Our combined clinical specialists include the Colorectal Center team as well as our gastroenterology motility team of physicians and advanced practice nurses, who combine clinic visit and coordinate procedures. This referral-based program also has social workers, child life specialists, language interpreters, a dietitian and a psychologist.

CHIP Camp

The CHIP Camp is a week-long outpatient bowel management program for children who want even more intensive assistance. The program makes daily modifications to each child’s individual regimens, and in addition to daily monitoring, it features an educational lecture series for parents and social support groups for children and parents.

Learn more about CHIP Camp

If your child has previously had tests, please gather the following information before your appointment. This will allow our team to get started on your child’s individualized plan right away. 

• Discharge summaries from hospitalizations
• Laboratory work related to your child’s condition
• Operative notes
• Pathology reports
• Radiology studies on a CD
  • Contrast enema
  • Abdominal films
  • Ultrasounds
  • MRIs
  • CT scans

Our office staff will be available to receive these reports and the CD. You can reach them at 312.227.4210.

However, if your child has not had any tests done yet, there is no need to schedule them. We will discuss at your visit if any are needed. Only obtain if your child has already had these tests performed at other facilities.

The Colorectal Center and CHIP’s both participate actively in research with a goal to improve the care of our colorectal patients. Lurie Children’s is the only hospital in Illinois that participates in the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC). The PCPLC is a consortium of surgeons, scientists, and other specialists from multiple international institutions that was developed to facilitate research on anorectal malformations, Hirschsprung disease, and other colorectal and pelvic disorders. The PCPLC provides the infrastructure for conducting focused studies that are designed to improve our understanding of our patients’ diseases, modify surgical and medical management and direct future treatments.