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• Heart Transplant for Parents

  
  

  If your child needs a heart transplant, you're probably feeling lots of emotions. Fortunately, many kids who undergo heart transplants go on to live normal, healthy lives.

• Minimally Invasive Surgery for Parents

  
  

  Minimally invasive surgery is a type of procedure done with smaller incisions (cuts).

• Spinal Fusion Surgery for Teens

  
  

  A spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that's done to stabilize or straighten the bones in the back. It can help some teens with scoliosis.

• Cardiac Stents for Parents

  
  

  Cardiac stents are very small mesh wire tubes that hold blood vessels open so that blood can flow through the vessels normally. Find out about the procedure to place a stent.

• Having Your Tonsils Taken Out for Kids

  
  

  Sometimes tonsils need to be removed, but how is it done? Find out in this article for kids.

• The Ravitch Procedure for Parents

  
  

  The Ravitch procedure is a surgery to correct severe pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum.

• Epigastric Hernias for Parents

  
  

  An epigastric hernia is when a little piece of fat from inside the belly pushes through the abdominal muscles between the belly button and the chest. Many are small, cause no symptoms, and don't need treatment.

• Adenoids and Adenoidectomy for Teens

  
  

  Often, tonsils and adenoids are surgically removed at the same time. So, what are adenoids exactly?

• Becker Muscular Dystrophy for Parents

  
  

  Becker muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that gradually makes the body's muscles weaker and smaller. It causes less severe problems than the most common type of MD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

• Varicocele for Teens

  
  

  A varicocele is an enlargement of the veins in the scrotum. Although there is no way to prevent a varicocele, it usually needs no special treatment.