Neonatal Surgery
A newborn baby during his first 28 days of life is also called a neonate. The neonatal period is the time when changes within the baby’s body are very rapid. Several important changes would occur within this period, such as the feeding habits are formed, infection risks are ... Views: 226
What is Phimosis?
Phimosis is defined as inability to retract prepuce.
Non retractile foreskins are common among young boys and is a part of normal preputial development. Prepuce of new born is non retractile and at the age of 3 years up to 10% remain non-retractile. It has been seen that 8% ... Views: 264
Dr. Prashant Jain
Director
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology
BLK Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi
About 8 million babies worldwide are born each year with serious birth defects (structural, functional and metabolic). About 3 lakhs newborn (1 in 10) and about 5 ... Views: 256
Introduction
Hypospadias surgery is done to correct the hypospadias in children. The complications of surgery reduces if the surgery is done at an early age. Despite advanced technologies, there may be complications after hypospadias surgery.
Why Complications Occurs After Hypospadias ... Views: 294
Introduction
A ureterocele is a condition that involves swelling of the terminal end of ureter. Ureter joins the kidney with the bladder. It is formed as aresult of obstruction at the junction of ureter and bladder. The condition can be detected during pregnanacy on antenatal scan. Also it can ... Views: 304
Endourology is a branch of urology in which small internal endoscopes and instrumentation are used to see into the urinary tract and perform surgery. The branch deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the genitourinary tract, urinary bladder, and urethra. Endourology treatments are decided ... Views: 271
Duplex Renal System - Pedsurgerydelhi
Introduction
The duplex renal system involves the presence of two ureters in a single kidney. The renal duplex system may be complete or incomplete. Many patients do not have symptoms. Most of these cases are diagnosed on antenatal scan or when they ... Views: 354
Introduction
Various conditions require esophageal replacement surgery in children. Some conditions are congenital i.e., present from the time of birth, and some others are due to trauma or injury. Various techniques are used for esophageal replacement surgery.
When Esophageal Replacement ... Views: 329
What is Pediatric Urodynamic study?
Pediatric urodynamic study (UDS) is a group of tests done for the assessment of how well your child’s bladder is functioning.
These tests measure-:
The functions of the bladder, urethra and pelvic floor muscles
The bladder pressures while it stores and ... Views: 307
Vesicoureteric Reflux
What Is Vesicoureteric Reflux?
Vesicoureteric reflux is the condition in which the urine flows back from the bladder to the ureter. This condition is also known as vesicoureteral reflux. There is a progressive flow of urine from the kidney to the bladder through ureters. ... Views: 313
What is Pediatric Urodynamic study?
Pediatric urodynamic study (UDS) is a group of tests done for the assessment of how well your child’s bladder is functioning.
These tests measure-:
The functions of the bladder, urethra and pelvic floor muscles
The bladder pressures while it stores ... Views: 333
Introduction
Before the advancement in the surgical field, the surgery was done by making a long incision at the site of the procedure. However, laparoscopic surgery has changed the way the operations are being conducted. Various types of surgeries are now possible through laparoscopy. There is ... Views: 347
Neonatal Surgery
A newborn baby during his first 28 days of life is also called a neonate. The neonatal period is the time when changes within the baby’s body are very rapid. Several important changes would occur within this period, such as the feeding habits are formed, infection risks are ... Views: 316
What Is Pediatric Urology?
Children frequently suffer from Genito-urinary disorders. Infants are not able to comprehensively express the discomfort due to these disorders. In such a scenario, a trained and experienced pediatric urologist is required. Pediatric urologists are the doctors that ... Views: 337
best pediatric surgeon in india
Introduction
For parents, children are the most valuable assets. They leave no stones unturned to provide them with necessities and facilities. They make no compromise to their child’s health and provide with them the best healthcare facilities. They search for ... Views: 364
Pediatric Laparoscopy Surgery
Surgeries are scary, and when it is for your child it is the scariest! You would be terrified to make your mind to take your child to a surgery, preparing for the hospital stay and going through the child recovery process. The happy news is that, there are ... Views: 399
What is Choledochal Cyst ?
Choledochal cyst is a birth defect, characterized by the swelling or cystic transformation of the bile duct.
The liver produces bile to digest food. Bile duct helps in transporting bile from the liver to the gall bladder and small intestines.
In case of a ... Views: 383
Hirschsprung’s disease is a disease involving mainly the large intestine. It affects the nerve cells (Ganglion cells) in the large intestine and sometimes also the small intestine. These nerve cells control the muscles that move (Peristalsis) food and waste, or stool, through the large intestine ... Views: 386
Neonatal Surgery
A newborn baby during his first 28 days of life is also called a neonate. The neonatal period is the time when changes within the baby’s body are very rapid. Several important changes would occur within this period, such as the feeding habits are formed, infection risks are ... Views: 390
Congenital defects and diseases in the urinary tract or genitals of your child has to be identified early and rectified sooner. Unattended conditions put your child into various complications for rest of their life. The urinary tract includes the kidneys, ureters, and the bladder while the ... Views: 399
Pediatric Laparoscopy Surgery
Surgeries are scary, and when it is for your child it is the scariest! You would be terrified to make your mind to take your child to a surgery, preparing for the hospital stay and going through the child recovery process. The happy news is that, there are ... Views: 386
Kidneys are important organ for urine formation. Normally, urine flows into the bladder through ureters. However, in some children, urine from the bladder flows back through the ureters. This condition is known as Vesicouretral reflux (VUR) and is common in infants and children. It can be ... Views: 376
Kidneys are important organ for urine formation. Normally, urine flows into the bladder through ureters. However, in some children, urine from the bladder flows back through the ureters. This condition is known as Vesicouretral reflux (VUR) and is common in infants and children. It can be ... Views: 373
An undescended testicle (or “testis”) is when it fails to drop into the normal place in the scrotum. This is found in about 3 or 4 out of 100 newborns (and up to 21 out of 100 premature newborns). Luckily, about half of these testicles will drop on their own during the first 6 months of ... Views: 454
For the Nigerian parents of conjoined twins — Hussaina and Hassana Badaru, watching their daughters celebrate their first birthday after a successful separation surgery is nothing short of a miracle and they have a team of Indian doctors to thank for it. Experts in Nigeria had given up hope of ... Views: 377
Doctors at a city hospital performed life-saving surgery on a one-year-old boy suffering from rare neurological disorder dancing eye-dancing feet syndrome.
At just one Ayaan was diagnosed with a rarest of rare condition–a dancing eye-dancing feet syndrome–that causes abnormal jerky movements ... Views: 410