As pediatric surgeons, we provide surgical intervention for a range of conditions affecting newborns, children, adolescents and teenagers, including:

• Abnormalities of the chest wall and lungs
• Abnormalities of the liver, spleen, kidneys, gallbladder, pancreas and intestines
• Acute appendicitis
• Congenital malformations
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Head and neck cysts and masses
• Hernias
• Hydrocele (a fluid-filled sac surrounding a testicle)
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
• Pediatric cancers and benign tumors
• Skin lesions
• Trauma
• Undescended testes

• State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging from Maine’s only team of pediatric radiologists
• Complete laboratory testing capabilities
• Bronchoscopy to view the airways
• Thoracoscopy to visually examine the pleura, lungs and mediastinum

Our pediatric surgeons perform a wide range of surgical procedures, and they are well-known for their expertise in minimally invasive techniques. Among the most common procedures they perform are:

• Appendix removal (appendectomy)
• Central venous line placement/removal
• Circumcision
• Colostomy
• Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
• Gastrostomy (feeding tube) placement
• Hernia repair (repaired open or laparoscopically)
• Hydrocele repair
• Intestinal resection (removal of a portion of the intestines)
• Kidney removal (nephrectomy)
• Liver biopsy and resection
• Lung biopsy and resection
• Nissen fundoplication
• Oophoropexy
• Ovarian cystectomy
• Pectus repair
• Pull-through for imperforate anus
• Pyloromyotomy
• Spleen removal (splenectomy)