Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery applied to the pediatric age group. It involves the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Pediatric Surgeon is a super-specialist in the field. One is required to pursue a Doctorate (MCh) in Pediatric Surgery for a duration of 3 years after qualifying with Masters in Surgery (MS) before branching out to this sub-specialty.
All our branches are equipped with the requisites to qualify as a center of excellence for this specialty. We facilitate & render emergency, urgent and scheduled and/or elective surgeries.
Common Pediatric Surgical Procedures include:
- Herniotomy for congenital inguinal (groin area) hernia and hydrocoele (collection of fluid around the testes)
- Correction of undescended testis.
- Circumcision.
- Repair of umbilical (belly-button) hernia.
- Debridement of wound, burn, or infection
- Appendectomy