Pediatric Surgery is a specialized branch of General surgery. For the past forty years, Pediatric Surgery is a separate surgical super-speciality which treats just born (new born) up to eighteen years of age. This branch of surgery requires exceptional skills and experience as the patients are much weaker than the adults.
There is a huge demand for efficient pediatric surgeons specialized in different branches of Pediatry including the pediatric laparoscopic surgeon, pediatric urologist, pediatric neonatal surgeon etc.
There are a lot of childcare hospitals in India with specialized surgeons to handle even the most severe cases. The different departments in the Pediatric branch are handled by professionals here.
Some of the important branches in Pediatric Surgery include:
Laproscopy Surgery
Laproscopy Surgery is a specialized branch of Pediatric surgery for the past twenty five years, the progress in pediatric Laparoscopic surgery is much delayed than adult Laparoscopic surgery due to various reasons. Fortunately, the improvement in technology, science and better equipments to assist pediatric laparoscopic surgeon during the surgery has made it much safer.
The laparoscopic procedures commonly done includes Appendicectomy, Nephrectomy, Undescended testis, Cholecystectomy, Ovarian Cyst removal, Thoracscopy, Diagnostic Laproscopy for Recurrent pain Abdomen.
Neonatal Surgery
Neonatal Surgery is a specialized branch of Pediatric surgery where the pediatric surgeon is called to operate on new born babies that weigh from 1.5 kg to 3 kg. Neonatal surgery evolved alongside pediatric surgery. Initially the morbidity and mortality are very high, but with the invention of warmers, better neonatal anesthesia techniques, Neonatal ventilators the success and survival rates are high.
More than thousand new born undergoes this surgery every year. Well trained pediatric neonatal surgeon handle the surgery on new born babies with utmost care. The main aspects of this surgery are smaller structures, delicate handling of tissues and majority of congenital anomalies has to be operated within twenty four hours of birth.