Conditions & Treatments

The Pain Clinic at St. Louis Children's Hospital strives to utilize a team approach including nurses, physicians, and other pediatric specialists in developing diagnosis and treatment plans for patients with complex pain issues. ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart defect found in the days or weeks after birth. The ductus arteriosus is a normal part of fetal blood circulation. All babies are born with this opening between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. But it usually closes ...

Pectus carinatum occurs when the connective tissues (cartilage) of the ribs and breastbone (sternum) undergo excessive growth, causing the sternum to protrude. It often is first noticed midway through childhood. ...

What is pectus excavatum and its symptoms? Pectus excavatum is caused by the abnormal growth in the chest of the connective tissues (cartilage) that attach the breastbone (sternum) to the ribs. This causes a depression in the chest that can range from mild to severe ...

The Pediatric Acute Wound Service (PAWS) is a program where staff, specially trained in burn and wound care, provide care to children in the hospital and to outpatients. With PAWS, children who do not necessarily need to be hospitalized can have their wound issues addressed ...

The Pediatric Advance Care Team (PACT), our pediatric palliative care program, is a team of interdisciplinary clinicians with expertise in pediatric palliative care that cares for patients diagnosed with many life-threatening illnesses. ...

Treating brain tumors in children requires extensive experience and empathy. We are the St. Louis region’s largest and most experienced pediatric brain tumor team. We offer innovative treatments, including intraoperative MRI, Gamma Knife radiosurgery and intensity modulated radiation therapy. ...

The Liver Care and Transplant Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital specializes in treating a variety of liver diseases including biliary atresia, liver failure, Wilson's disease, cystic fibrosis and liver cancer. To request an appointment call 314-454-5437. ...

Our team uses stem cell transplants and bone marrow transplants to treat children with cancer and noncancerous blood conditions. Our program was the first of its kind for children in Missouri. Find out more about our stem cell transplant program. ...

The specialists from Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology are able to address the special gynecologic needs of children and adolescents --especially those with physical or mental disabilities, or chronic underlying health problems. ...