Read about various types of congenital malformations of the GI tract. These birth defects are rare, but potentially serious.
The general surgery team focuses on a wide variety of congenital anomalies and acquired diseases of the digestive tract, abdomen, chest and lungs, head and neck, and endocrine organs.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Learn about the definition of and the causes and medical conditions associated with prematurity.
Children with Down syndrome may be at a higher risk for some medical conditions. Learn what these conditions are and how to manage them.
Learn about failure to thrive and how your child's health-care team manages it.
The risk of complications involved with surgical procedures to correct congenital heart disease is very low.
Intestinal failure is a condition in which the GI tract cannot absorb the nutrients a child needs for growth and day-to-day life. Learn about the causes and treatments.
Enteral nutrition is any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition to your child. It can include food given through their mouth or through a feeding tube.
Learn how to remove the feeding tube at home, if appropriate, and care for your child's tract after the permanent feeding tube removal.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
Learn how bleomycin is used in sclerotherapy to treat vascular malformations. Find information about the advantages of using bleomycin as well as any risks involved and precautions to be considered.
Find out how to tell if your child’s feeding tube is a good fit and what you should do if the tube is too tight or too loose.
The side effects from chemotherapy medications are not the same for everyone. Find out what the possible side effects of taking chemotherapy medications are and how they can be managed.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease.
Learn about the role that genetics plays in many heart conditions that afflict children.
Amenorrhea is the prolonged absence of a menstrual period. Learn about amenorrhea, possible causes and how it can be treated.
A teacher's guide to congenital heart defects. Learn what you can do to help and what to expect if one of your students has a congenital heart defect.
Read about chronic illness and ways to cope. Congenital heart disease is a common example. While it can often be well managed, it never goes away.
Read about coping with a diagnosis. While the diagnosis may be upsetting, the good news is that a child's pain is no longer a mystery.
Learn about congenital heart disease in children. Congenital heart disease happens when parts of the heart do not form properly.
Discover the role of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that live in the GI tract or gut. The world of microorganisms in the GI tract is called the gut microbiome.
Read about various types of breathing problems in newborn babies and the care that is provided to help them.
Find out how to prevent your child's G tube from moving in and out of the stoma, and what to do if you suspect it has moved.
