Pediatric Surgery
Research
Our pediatric general and thoracic surgeons are conducting a wide range of laboratory investigations and clinical trials to carry on the tradition of surgical innovations at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Ongoing research at the Department's Pediatric Tumor Biology Laboratory - which is committed to the study of childhood tumors that are difficult to treat - has increased the understanding of the role of angiogenesis (process of developing new blood vessels) in solid tumors, such as Wilm's tumor, which originates in the cells of the kidney. Other projects are investigating:
- neuroblastoma, a childhood tumor that occurs in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the nervous system that is related to the adrenal gland;
- hepatoblastoma, malignant tumor of the liver.
The Department's researchers are also studying the:
- development of pulmonary capillary beds in fetal organ development;
- markers of inflammation in biliary inflammation;
- control of fetal gut apoptosis (a form of cell death) in developing intestine.
The staff is also actively pursuing research in clinical questions, ranging from the use of laparoscopy in children with chronic abdominal pain to trauma to biliary atresia. Other clinical trials include those focusing on:
- outcomes for solid organ blunt injuries;
- comprehensive evaluation of gastrointestinal dysmotility - diseases of gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines) muscles.
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