Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery is a specialty which deals with surgery of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The Pediatrics department performs diagnosis, understand the patient history and assess the health condition of the patient before deciding on surgery (if required). Pediatric Surgery is a complex procedure and is performed by Pediatric Surgeons who are experienced and expert doctors in Pediatrics.
Types of Pediatric Surgeries
There are different types of Pediatric Surgeries and can be performed either by laparoscopic or open procedures.
Pediatric Laparoscopy & Thoracoscopy
- Appendicectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Undescended Testis
- Meckels Resection
- Intusussception
- Nephrectomy
- Intestinal Obstruction (of any cause)
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Empyema Thoracis
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Duplication Cysts
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Lung / nodal biopsy
Urology
- Pyeloplasty
- Hypospadias
- Chordee Release
- Calculus Disease
- Heminephrectomy
- Ureteric Reimplantation
- Ureterocele Repair
- Other Endoscopic Urological Procedures
Oncology
- Wilms Tumor
- Neuroblastoma
- RMS
- Gonadal
- Extragonadal Tumors
Neonatal
- TEF Repair
- Intestinal Atresias
- CDH Repair
- Anorectal Anomaly
- Hirshsprungs Disease
- Other Neonatal Intestinal Obstructions
- PUV Fulgration
- Hydrocephalus
- Myelomeningocele Repair
Other Pediatric Surgeries
- Biliary Atresia
- Choledochal Cyst
- Intestinal Duplications
- Hernia
- Hydrocele
- Circumcission
- Tongue Tie
- Surface Swellings Excision
- Acute Scrotum
- USG Guided Intusussception Reduction
- Chemoport Insertion
Pediatric Consultants
Pediatric Surgeon
M.S., D.N.B., S.M.A.S., MCh. (pediatric surgeon, neonatal & pediatric laproscopic surgeon, pediatric urologist)
Paediatric Surgeon
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Pediatric Surgery Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ
Cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the patient’s gallbladder.
Meckels Resection is surgery to remove an abnormal pouch of the lining of the small intestine.
Nephrectomy is surgical removal of the kidney. In Partial nephrectomy the surgeon removes diseased tissue from a kidney and leaves healthy tissue in place.
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat problems in the chest.
Pyeloplasty is a surgery that repairs Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction. Ureter is a tube that attaches your kidney and bladder.
Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops from immature nerve cells found in several areas of the body.
Intestinal Atresias is a birth defect that affects a part of the intestine.
Hirschsprungs Disease is a condition that affects the large intestine and causes problems with passing stool.
Hydrocephalus is condition in which there is fluid accumulation in the ventricles deep within the brain. The excess fluid increases the size of the ventricles and puts pressure on the brain.
Tongue Tie is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue’s range of motion. Tongue tie would have a thick or tight band of tissue in the bottom of the tongue’s tip.