Pediatric Surgery

Children are not miniature adults. Childhood and adolescence, considered to range from 0 to 18 years, are periods of significant physical and psychological development and change in human life. For this reason, children and adolescents are evaluated completely separately from adults. Unlike other medical specialties, this period has been recognized as a distinct area of expertise and discipline.

Consequently, the diagnosis and treatment of chest, abdominal, and urological problems in children and adolescents fall under a separate surgical specialty: pediatric surgery. Pediatric surgery encompasses areas such as pediatric urology, thoracic surgery (excluding the heart), digestive system surgery, surgery of pediatric endocrine organs, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, endoscopic procedures in children, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic interventions, trauma surgery, and tumor surgery in children.

In addition, pediatric surgeons also follow and perform necessary corrective surgeries for anomalies in infants that are detected either prenatally or postnatally.

Pediatric Surgical Services Offered at Our Hospital

Neonatal Surgery

• Neonatal circumcision
• Tongue tie (Short frenulum)
• Inguinal hernia
• Undescended testicle
• Gastroschisis and Omphalocele
• Congenital anomalies related to the esophagus and respiratory tract (Esophageal atresia and fistulas, etc.)
• Congenital atresia and anomalies of the intestine and anus (Congenital absence of the intestine and anus)
• Congenital stomach and intestinal obstructions, duplications
• Congenital cysts and masses in the abdomen (Mesenteric, duplication cysts, etc.)
• Congenital diseases of the liver and bile ducts (Biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, etc.)
• Hydronephrosis diagnosis and treatment (UP stricture, megaureter, UV stricture)

Pediatric Urology

• Circumcision (with local or general anesthesia; clamp or surgical method)
• Inguinal hernia (Laparoscopic or open surgical method)
• Undescended testicle (Laparoscopic or open surgical method)
• Hydrocele and cord cyst (water hernia)
• Hypospadias (Prophet's circumcision)
• Vesicoureteral reflux (Endoscopic injection, laparoscopic or open surgical methods)
• Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (Hydronephrosis) (Laparoscopic or open surgical method)
• Nocturnal enuresis (Diagnosis and treatment)
• Diagnosis and treatment of urinary disorders
• Penile curvature (Chord)
• Labial adhesion (Synechia)
• Placement of a peritoneal dialysis catheter (Laparoscopic or open surgical method)
• Varicocele (Microsurgical or laparoscopic method)
• Kidney and ureter stones (Flexible ureterorenoscopy-RIRS with laser lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy-PCNL, laparoscopic or open surgery)
• Cystoscopy and URS (Ureterorenoscopy) for diagnosis and treatment
• Testicular and ovarian torsion surgeries
• Posterior urethral valve (PUV) resection
• Bladder and urethra surgeries
• Surgical treatment of disorders of sex development
• Imperforate hymen and other genital surgical diseases in girls
• Abdominal pain (diagnosis and treatment)
• Appendicitis (Laparoscopic or open surgery)
• Inguinal hernia (Laparoscopic or open surgery)
• Choledocholithiasis-Gallbladder and bile duct diseases (Laparoscopic and open surgical methods)
• Umbilical hernia (Umbilical hernia, epigastric hernia, and paraumbilical hernias)
• Constipation and fecal retention problems (diagnosis and treatment)
• Anal fissure and fistula (diagnosis and treatment)
• Perianal and rectal abscesses
• Intussusception (by invasive lavage, laparoscopic or open surgical methods)
• Ovarian and paraovarian cysts (by laparoscopic or open surgical methods)
• Gastroesophageal reflux (by laparoscopic or open surgery)
• Diaphragmatic hernias - Morgagni, posterolateral (Laparoscopic or open surgical method)
• Pyloric stenosis (Laparoscopic or open surgical method)
• Gastrostomy placement and removal (Laparoscopic, PEG or open surgical method)
• Colostomy, ileostomy surgeries
• Corrective surgery for Hirschsprung's disease (Aganglionic megacolon) (Laparoscopic-assisted, TEPT, or open surgery)
• Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal system
• Stomach and intestinal obstructions
• Splenectomy - Removal of the spleen (Laparoscopic or surgical method)
• Pancreatic cysts and other surgical diseases
• Liver hydatid cysts, abscesses, and tumor cysts
• Intra-abdominal tumors (Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, etc.)
• Trauma and burns in children

Endoscopic Procedures in Children

• Pediatric esophagoscopic procedures – for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes (rigid and flexible); used for foreign body removal or corrosive stricture treatment
• Pediatric bronchoscopic procedures – for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (rigid and flexible); used for foreign body aspiration
• Cystoscopy, ureterorenoscopy, and resectoscopy – for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
• Gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy – for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes (e.g., PEG placement, etc.)

Pediatric Surgery of the Chest, Thoracic Cavity, and Breast

• Tube thoracostomy – for the treatment of pneumothorax, empyema, chylothorax, trauma, etc.
• Thoracoscopy (VATS) – for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
• Surgical treatment of congenital lung anomalies – including congenital lobar emphysema, congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM), pulmonary sequestrations, and other thoracic masses
• Gynecomastia – surgical treatment of breast enlargement in male children
• Surgical treatment of breast masses in female children and adolescent girls
• Chest wall deformities – such as pectus excavatum (funnel chest) and others
• Diaphragmatic hernias – including Morgagni, paraesophageal, and Bochdalek hernias, etc.

Pediatric Head and Neck Surgery

• Tongue-tie (short frenulum)
• Lymphadenopathy (lumps or masses) of the head and neck region, including tumors and nodules
• Torticollis (wry neck) surgery
• Thyroglossal duct cysts and fistulas
• Branchial sinus, cysts, and fistulas
• Thyroid surgeries