PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

The Department of Paediatric Surgery at Kothari Medical Centre is well-equipped to handle all kind of elective and emergency paediatric and neonatal surgeries. Where other specialties are concerned with a particular technique or area of the body, paediatric surgery is the only surgical specialty that is defined by the patient’s age rather than by a specific condition and deals with the diseases, trauma and malformations from the foetal period to teenage years. These surgeons cope with wide physiological differences between each of the age groups from newborns through to near-adults, as well as specific set of skills and professional attitudes for dealing with children and their families. The majority of specialized children’s surgery is performed in paediatric surgical units within Kothari Medical Center.

Kothari has the best and state-of-the-art infrastructure – Operation Theatre, ICU and Neonatal ICU
The Department imbibes new and innovative methods for better patient care
The facility deals with most of the congenital and acquired surgical problems in children
The department also deals with adolescent problems with in comprehensive multi specialty counseling and interventions

The special interest of the department is neonatal surgery, paediatric urology, community oriented paediatrics, minimally invasive procedures etc. We have daily outpatient, inpatient and emergency services.

The Department of paediatric surgery at Kothari Medical Centre has played a significant role in the comprehensive treatment of all operative and non-operative paediatric surgical problems
This department treats common problems such as hernias, hydroceles, pyloric stenosis, intussusceptions and urological problems
Uncommon problems including congenital anomalies and tumours of the head and neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis are also addressed
The surgeons and the nurses in department are specially trained in the surgical care of infants and children
The department functions in conjunction with the departments of Paediatrics and Neonatology to provide comprehensive care to the surgical neonate, infant and child
All surgical conditions in the children from birth are successfully managed using world class facilities
The Department also provides highly specialized services in the management of Pediatric trauma, Gastro-intestinal lesions, tumors in children and genito-urinary problems with excellent outcomes

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