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Pediatric Surgery

What is pediatric surgery? 

Pediatric surgery is the only surgical specialty that is defined by the age of the patient, rather than a specific condition, and encompasses the treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations from birth to adulthood. It is therefore significantly different from other surgical specialties that deal with a specific area of ​​the body or a specific surgical technique.

Pediatric surgeons must be familiar with the broad physiological differences between each age group of patients from newborns to adults, be familiar with surgical conditions related to different age groups, and must possess specific skills for working with children and their families. Pediatric surgeons lead teams of health experts who provide the necessary services to diagnose, treat, and support children with surgical diseases of the chest (such as esophageal and lung anomalies), abdomen, urogenital tract, bone injuries, and injuries and diseases of the soft tissues of the trunk and limbs. They also perform surgeries that improve the quality of life of children with certain chronic conditions and difficulties in growth and development. Pediatric surgeons treat a very wide range of surgical acute and elective conditions and pediatric surgery can be divided into the following areas: neonatal surgery - congenital malformations of the digestive tract, lungs, abdominal wall and urogenital system are surgically treated. As part of prenatal counseling, pediatric surgeons, together with obstetricians and pediatricians, plan the care of the mother and child from birth to surgery, and then participate in long-term monitoring of the child's growth and development and, if necessary, treat their difficulties, then pediatric thoracic surgery (surgically treating congenital malformations of the lungs, esophagus, pectus carinatum/excavatum), pediatric abdominal surgery, urology, orthopedic, traumatology, oncological surgery and pediatric transplant surgery.

In the last two decades minimally invasive surgery techniques (laparoscopy, thoracoscopy) have been developed in pediatric surgery which involve surgery through small incisions in the skin and the use of special instruments, which avoids possible complications of open surgery and contributes to a faster recovery of the child. At the same time, pediatric day surgery has begun to develop intensively and an increasing number of procedures are performed in day surgery. Minimally invasive surgery additionally allows for the performance of more complex procedures as part of day surgery.

Who are the candidates? 

At the St. Catherine Specialty Hospital are performed procedures that are applicable in children's one-day surgery: 

  • Excision of skin, subcutaneous and soft tissue growths (birthmark, dermoid cyst, atheroma, lipoma, foreign body, ganglion...)
  • Biopsy of skin, soft tissue, lymph node changes
  • Wound treatment (wound suturing, dressing)
  • Incision and drainage of skin and subcutaneous tissue abscess
  • Ablation of ingrown toenail
  • Incision and drainage of perianal abscess
  • Excision of pilonidal sinus/cyst
  • Inguinal hernia surgery (inguinal hernia)
  • Laparoscopic surgery of inguinal hernia (inguinal hernia)
  • Hydrocele surgery
  • Umbilical hernia surgery (umbilical hernia)
  • Circumcision
  • Frenulotomy
  • Orchidopexy of an undescended testicle
  • Laparoscopic orchidopexy of an undescended testicle (cryptorchism)
  • Varicocele surgery

At the St. Catherine Specialty Hospital are also performed specialist examinations, consultations and second opinion for: 

Soft tissue changes:

  • Skin and subcutaneous growths (abscess, mole, dermoid cyst, atheroma, lipoma, foreign body, ganglion, hemangioma, etc.)
  • Acute and chronic wounds
  • Pilonidal sinus
  • Ingrown nail
  • Burns

Hernias:

  • Inguinal hernia, hydrocele
  • Umbilical hernia
  • Abdominal wall hernias

Urogenital diagnoses:

  • Undescended testicle, cryptorchidism
  • Phimosis
  • Preputial adhesion
  • Labial adhesion
  • Short penile frenulum
  • Varicocele
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Ureteral duplication
  • Megaureter
  • Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
  • Posterior urethral valve
  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Hypospadias

Congenital anomalies of the digestive system:

  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Abdominal wall defects – gastroschisis, omphalocele
  • Anorectal malformations
  • Hirschsprung's disease

Pediatric orthopedics and traumatology

  • Pediatric orthopedics
  • Fractures and Dislocations of the Upper and Lower Limbs

Other:

  • Gallstones

Does your child need surgical treatment? Don't wait! Contact us with confidence at +385 1 2867 400 or email: info@stcatherine.com and arrange an examination today!

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