Pediatric Surgery

Services Available in the department:

• Outpatients department:
  • General OPD: Which kinds of disorders are catered to in general OPD?

All pediatric surgery cases related to

• Procedures (Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic) offered by the department:
  • Any special procedures which are done in department in OPD or IPD basis
  • What are they aimed at?
• Bed strength : 20 beds and 6 neonate warmer systems Situation of ward : B3 area
• In-patients department: Bed strength, area of the hospital where the ward is situated e.g., C2 area
• Gastrointestinal– Omphalocele, gastroschisis, Gastroesophageal reflux, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, duplication cysts, malrotations, intussusceptions, meckels diverticulum, appendicitis, anorectal malformations, hirschsprung’s disease, extrahepatic biliary duct atresia, choledochal cyst, pancreatic cases, cholelithiasis, liver abscess, rectal polyp, rectal prolapse, anal fissures and fistulas, portal hypertension, splenic cases, hydatid cysts, abdominal cysts, functional constipation, etc
• Genitourinary– pelviureteric junction obstruction, multicystic dysplastic kidneys, vesicoureteric reflux, vesicoureteric junction obstruction, ureteric duplication, ureterocele, bladder diverticulum, posterior urethral valves, hypospadias, epispadias, exstrophy bladder, renal ureteric and bladder calculi, undescended testis, varicocele, disorders of sexual development, phimosis, urethral strictures, neurogenic bladders, etc
• Neurosurgery– Meningomyeloceles, encephaloceles and hydrocephalus.
• Thoracic surgery– congenital lung cysts, empyema, hydatid cysts, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, eventration, mediastinal cysts and masses, etc
• Neonatal – tracheoesophageal atresia +/- fistula, intestinal atresias, anorectal malformations, etc
• Pediatric tumours- wilms tumour, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, sacrococcygeal teratoma, germ cell tumours, rhabdomyosarcomas, testicular and ovarian tumours, adrenal tumours, soft tissue tumours, etc
• General cases- hernias, scrotal swellings, brachial sinus and fistulas, thyroglossal cysts and fistulas, ranula, preauricular sinus, torticollis, arteriovenous malformations, cystic hygromas, sebaceous cysts, cervical abscess, lymphangiomas, tongue tie, etc
• ADVANCED VIDEO URODYNAMIC LAB. Video urodynamic lab is aimed at aiding in the diagnosis and better management decisions as well as follow up of patients with urinary incontinence, urinary bladder dysfunctions and complicated lower urinary tract disorders.
• DA VINCI ROBOT XI The Da Vinci Robot has been used to carry out pediatric surgeries like – pyeloplasty for pelviureteric junction obstruction, choledochal cyst excision and hepaticoduodenostomy for choledochal cyst, cystogastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst, etc.
• OLYMPUS 3D AND 2D LAPAROSCOPY AND ENDOSCOPY SET The Olympus 3D and 2D set is an excellent advanced facility for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes- for laparoscopy, endourology, endoscopy, etc.
• KARL STORZ LAPAROSCOPY SET The minimally invasive procedures have been started with this facility and will be continued- laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, endourology, etc.
• HARMONIC AND ENSEAL This facility has helped extensively in the open and laparoscopy procedures requiring sealing and cauterising of vessels and tissues.
• ESOPHAGEAL DILATORS These reusable esophageal dilators have been an essential need in the department, be it for congenital or acquired esophageal strictures.
• Surgeries offered for the surgical departments
  • Abdominal (Open/ minimally invasive):
    
    • Herniotomy in children
    • Surgeries for omphalocele and gastroschisis
    • Surgeries for gastroesophageal reflux disease
    • Heller’s cardiomyotomy
    • Pyloromyotomy
    • Surgeries for intestinal atresias
    • Ladd’s procedure
    • Surgeries for intestinal obstruction like duplication cysts, intussusception
    • Surgeries for Meckel’s diverticulum
    • Appendicectomy
    • PSARP
    • ASARP
    • Anal transposition
    • Anoplasty
    • Abdomino-perineal pull through
    • Surgical management of cloaca
    • Malone’s procedure
• Surgeries for Hirschsprung’s disease: Soave’s pull through/ Duhamel’s pull through/ Swenson’s pull through, Endoanal pull through
  • Surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Rectal polypectomy
  • Total proctocolectomy
  • Surgeries for anal fissure and fistulas
  • Surgeries for Rectal prolapse
• Surgeries for portal hypertension: Spleno-renal shunt/ devascularisation
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Kasai’s portoenterostomy
  • Hepaticoduodenostomy/ Hepaticojejunostomy
  • Splenectomy
• Thoracic surgeries (Open and thoracoscopic): Surgery for Oesophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula
  • Oesophageal replacement with colon
  • Gastric replacement of the Oesophagus
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair
  • Surgical repair of diaphragmatic eventration
  • Surgical management of empyema thoracic: VATS/ Decortication
  • Pulmonary resections
  • Excision of thoracic mass/ mediastinal masses
  • Chest wall deformities: Surgical management
• Paediatric Urology (Open and minimally invasive):
  • Cystourethroscopy
  • Pyeloplasty (Open/laparoscopic/Retroperitoneoscopic/Robotic)
  • Nephrectomy (Total Nephrectomy/ Partial nephrectomy) including single incision laparoscopic nephrectomy
  • Ureteric reimplantation (Open/laparoscopic/Vesoscopic/Robotic)
  • Surgical management of ureterocoele
  • Surgical management of ureteric duplication
  • Urinary diversion in children
  • Bladder augmentation
  • Mitrofanoff procedure
  • Transperineal/ transpubic urethroplasty
  • Surgical management of renal and ureteric calculi
  • Posterior urethral valve fulguration
  • Hypospadias repair
  • Epispadias repair
  • Orchidopexy/ Orchidectomy
  • Circumcision/ meatoplasty/meatotomy
  • Varicocele management
  • Bladder exstrophy closure
  • Surgical management for disorders of sexual differentiation
  • Surgical management of ovarian cysts and masses
• Paediatric Oncosurgery:
  • Wilms tumour
  • Neuroblastoma- Abdominal/ thoracic/ cervical
  • Liver resections for hepatoblastoma
  • Germ cell tumours- Pelvic/ abdominal/ thoracic
  • Sacrococcygeal teratoma
  • Testicular and ovarian tumours
  • Adrenal tumours
• Endocrine surgery:
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Pancreatic resections
  • Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy
  • Adrenalectomy
• Head and Neck:
  • Parotidectomy
  • Branchial cyst/ fistula excision
  • Ranula excision
  • Thyroglossal cyst and fistula: Sistrunk’s operation
  • Pre-auricular sinus excision
  • Torticollis- SCM release
  • Oesophageal/tracheobronchial foreign body removal
• Paediatric Neurosurgery
  • Meningomyelocele repair
  • Ventriculo-peritoneal shunts
• Paediatric Trauma
• Miscellaneous
  • Chemoport insertions
  • Hickman’s line insertion
  • Management of dermoid cysts/ sebaceous cysts
  • Surgeries for vascular malformations: sclerotherapy/ excision
• Minimally invasive surgeries:
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Robotic Surgery

Projects (Extramural)

Projects (Intramural)

Clinical Services –

• Starting of superspeciality Clinics
• Outreach programmes

Academics and teaching

Research