Conditions & Treatments

  • Treatment

    Pain Management Clinic

    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....

  • Treatment

    Pain Management Clinic

    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....

  • Condition

    Patent Ductus Arteriosus

    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...

  • Condition

    Pectus Carinatum

    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....

  • Condition

    Pectus Excavatum

    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...

  • Treatment

    Pediatric Acute Wound Service (PAWS)

    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...

  • Treatment

    Pediatric Acute Wound Service (PAWS)

    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...

  • Treatment

    Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)

    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....

  • Treatment

    Pediatric Brain Tumor Program

    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....

  • Treatment

    Pediatric Brain Tumor Program

    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....