The Children's Mini-Incision Surgery Center
The Children's Mini-Incision Surgery Center at Schneider Children's Hospital is providing state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery for infants, children and adolescents so that they will benefit from decreased post-operative pain and complications, very small incisions with little or no scarring, a faster recovery time, and a shorter stay in the hospital.
The pediatric surgeons at Schneider Children's Hospital are providing the most advanced minimally invasive surgery techniques for infants, children and adolescents.
These techniques have become common in adults but only in recent years used with children because of the need for miniature instruments which required significant technologic advancements.
Traditionally surgeons used the open access approach, an incision large enough for human hands, suction tubes or other instruments. Now the same operation can be performed through tiny portals, dramatically miniaturizing incision site and pain.
Minimally invasive surgery, includes laparoscopy and thoracoscopy
surgery, which gives the surgeon a "view inside" the abdomen or
chest. Small incisions are made and a tiny video camera is guided
through one of the incisions and small instruments passed through
the others. A surgeon can perform the operation while watching
a video screen to manipulate the instruments. Children and infants
have less pain, suffering, scarring, a shorter hospital stay and
quicker recovery.
Surgeons at The Children's Mini-Incision Surgery Center perform all minimally invasive surgical procedures currently available for infants, children and adolescents.
Laparoscopy (through the abdominal wall)
- Anti-reflux operations (Nissen fundoplication)
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- astrostomy placement
- Intestinal resection
- Nephrectom (Kidney removal)
- Ovarian cystectomy
- Pectus excavatum repair (Nuss procedure)
- Pull-through for Hirschsprung's Disease
- Pull-through for imperforate anus
- Pyloromyotomy
- Splenectomy
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Diaphragmatic hernia
Thoracoscopic (through the chest wall)
- Decortication and empyema drainage
- Lung Biopsy and lung resection
- Mediastinal mass removal
- Treatment for pneumothorax
At Schneider Children's Hospital we are committed to providing the most state-of-the-art care for children's medical needs in all major clinical areas and the most sensitive and considerate support for their personal and family needs. In everything we do, children come first.
The goal of The Children's Mini-Incision Surgery Center is to meet the special needs of our young patients. Going to a hospital for surgery can be a very stressful time for any child. Careful planning went into creating an environment that is reassuring and supportive to all children.
Our surgical team consists of four board-certified pediatric surgeons, a nurse practitioner trained in pediatric pre-operative and post-operative surgical treatment. Our team is available 24 hours a day for surgical consultations and care.
Talk to your pediatrician or family physician with your questions about minimally invasive surgery versus conventional surgery. You doctor can contact us with any questions you may have that cannot be answered immediately.
