WHO IS A PEDIATRIC SURGEON?
WHY WE NEED PEDIATRIC SURGEON TO TREAT OUR CHILDREN
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March 22, 2019
A pediatrician deals with basic issues faced by children, but for a surgery is a specialized surgeon, Pediatric Surgeon, is often needed.
Pediatric Surgeon is a doctor who is experienced and skilled in treating and operating on children for any illness, injury or disease. The surgical issues in children are different that from the adults and hence a special skill is needed which a Pediatric Surgeon can offer.
The pediatric surgeons are skilled and educated in treating and operating on children from the newborn stage through late adolescence. They know how to examine and treat the children in a way that makes them relaxed and cooperative. Also, pediatric surgeons use specific equipments and facilities designed for children only which helps create a comfortable and nonthreatening environment for the child.
How are pediatric surgeons different from other surgeons?
Children’s body and mind are different from the adults and hence they have different needs too. They could have many issues that are unique to children and these issues need a different surgical treatment.
Children mostly cannot express their problems clearly. Also, they might not be cooperative during the examination and may not be able to answer or explain the issues they are facing. The specialized pediatric surgeons are trained and skilled to extract the needed information they need from the child, and the family.
Also, pediatric surgeons are equipped with special setups and surgical instruments or apparatus that are different from the ones used for adults. These necessities are only provided by a pediatric surgeon.
The Pediatric Surgery
A pediatric surgery is any surgery that is performed on a child. Surgeons in this field often require special training that goes past what a typical surgeon might receive. Pediatric surgery is a specific area of surgery needed because of the nature of the patients and the different conditions children suffer from as compared to the adults.
There are many types of surgeries that a pediatric surgeon could perform. The pediatric surgeons diagnose, treat, and manage many of the children’s surgical needs including:
- Surgeries needed to correct birth deformities
- Surgeries to treat undescended testes, hernias, hydroceles and varicoceles
- Injuries or wounds treatment that require surgery
- Tumors or cancer surgeries in children
- Transplants
- Endoscopic procedures including other diagnostic procedures
Laparoscopy technique can be used for several diseases in pediatric surgery, which includes:
- Hernia repair
- Undescended testicle
- Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
- Renal system abnormalities
- Adrenal gland surgery
- Pyloromyotomy
- Nephrectomy
- Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Choledochal cyst excision
- Intestinal malrotation
- Intestinal obstruction
Apart from all these, a pediatric surgeon also provides care before, during and after surgery as needed by the child in a child friendly setup. They are committed to works closely with other specialists to provide the best care that every child needs.
