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Paediatric surgery is
the field of medicine that deals with the surgical care of newborn babies,
infants, and children to the age of 18 years. This branch is highly
specialized, not only because one has to handle very delicate and miniature
tissues, but also it requires a great deal of patience, compassion and
understanding to handle the little babies and their very anxious parents.
Babies are not
miniature adults and, therefore, require experienced and highly qualified
personnel that can cater to their needs. Babies suffer from diseases and
surgical conditions which are different from adults, their physiology is
different, they handle stress differently. The principles of surgical
management in children are entirely different from adults.
The Department of
Paediatric Surgery at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is at the forefront among
centers that provide comprehensive surgical care to children, including
tertiary care. The department was established in 1980. The faculty comprises
of very experienced surgeons. A team of doctors including Senior Pediatric
Surgeon, Senior resident and the trainee residents manages comprehensive care
round the clock.
The Department is
accredited by the National Board of Examinations for the superspeciality
training in Paediatric Surgery. Three DNB residents are in the department for
training to receive the degree of DN B in Pediatric Surgery.
Besides clinical care
and teaching, the department is actively engaged in research ,relevant to
clinical care of the infants. The faculty participates in international and
national conferences
The department has
been providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art surgical care in children,
ranging from operations in newborns to various sub-specialties of Paediatric
surgery. On an average the department performs approximately 700 operations in
a year of varying complexity and magnitude. The operative results are
comparable to the best centers in India and abroad.
The department
undertakes all kinds of operations in children. These include:
Common
Operations - Conditions like inguinal hernia, hydrocele, and
undescended testis are very common in children. These conditions require
surgical intervention. The results are excellent if done by an experienced
pediatric surgeon. The operations are done as day cases and the child is
sent home the same day.
Neonatal
Surgery - Some of the congenital defects in newborn, if not
corrected immediately after birth , will result in death viz congenital
diaphragmatic hernia, esophageal atresia with tracheo-esophageal fistula,
neonatal intestinal obstruction and anorectal malformations (imperforate
anus). Some anomalies require very aggressive preoperative care so that the
baby is in an optimal condition for operation viz abdominal wall defects.
Other bith defects include spina bifida and hydrocephalus .Antenatal
diagnosis by maternal ultrasonography has given another dimension for better
newborn care.
Paediatric
Thoracic Surgery - Anomalies of Lung viz congenital lobar
emphysema, congenital cyst adenomatoid malformation of the lungs, cyst in
the lungs are being routinely operated.
We also perform
bronchoscopies in children to remove inhaled foreign bodies from the air
passages.
Thoracotomy and
decortication is being done successfully in the department for chronic empyema.
Paediatric
Urology - Abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder account for 40%
of surgical cases in children. Operations are done for both congenital
acquired clinical conditions of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra in
children including in newborn as well as older children.
These operations are
done for conditions like hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux and posterior
urethral valves. Some of these operations are done endoscopically using a
cystoscope. This
department is the only center in the private sector in Delhi that performs
cystoscopy in newborn babies.
Paediatric
Gastrointestinal Surgery - Complicated operations on the
gastrointestinal system, liver and bile ducts are routinely undertaken.
These are done for conditions like imperforate anus, hirschsprung's disease,
biliary atresia, choledochal cyst among others.
Paediatric
Cancers - The department undertakes surgical treatment of childhood
cancers like Wilms' tumor (tumor of the kidney), neuroblastoma and
rhabdomyosarcoma.
Paediatric
Plastic Surgery - Plastic reconstruction in childhood deformities
like cleft lip, cleft palate and hypospadias repair are routinely undertaken
with excellent results.
Paediatric
Laparoscopy - Laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment has been added
to our department. We are the center with the
largest experience of laparoscopies in children in North India.
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