Mata Chanan Devi Hospital C-1, Janakpuri, New Delhi -110058

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Pediatric Surgery

The department of Paediatric Surgery is well established, Paediatric surgeons treat the surgical problems arising in children from day 1 in life to 16 years of age. Children are best cared for in a dedicated paediatric environment by multidisciplinary staff trained and experienced in the surgical care of children

A brief synopsis of the diseases being treated in the department:

A) Diseases of gastrointestinal tract

  • Tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, absence of normal anal opening (anorectal malformations ), and intestinal obstructions.
  • In infants, biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, malrotation gut, duplication cysts
  •  In older children, appendicitis, Meckel’s diverticulum, bands, gall bladder disease and stones, pancreatitis
  • Chronic constipation, anal fissures, polyp, Hirschprungs disease

 B) Paediatric urology

  • Congenital defects as Exstrophy bladder, posterior urethral valves, pelviureteric obstruction, cysts in kidney.
  • Defects of penis as hypospadias, epispadias, torsion, phimosis
  • Scrotal problems as torsion, hydrocoele, hernia, undescended  testes

C) Paediatric thoracic surgery

  • Congenital problems as sternal cleft, absence of ribs, lung cysts, congenital lobar emphysema
  • Pneumothorax, empyema, decortication, hydatid cyst, lung resections in older   children

D) Paediatric Neurosurgery

  • Congenital problems as meningocele, encephalocoele, hydrocephalus

E) Paediatric plastic surgery

  • Congenital defects as cleft lip, cleft palate, haemangiomas, cystic hygroma, poly and syndactyly

F) Pediatric Cancers

  • The department undertakes surgical treatment of childhood solid tumors like Wilms’ tumor (tumor of the kidney), neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, teratoma, lymphoma etc.

G) Pediatric Laparoscopy

  • Laparoscopy for diagnosis and laparoscopic surgical procedures are being performed routinely in our department

G) Pediatric Laparoscopy

  • Laparoscopy for diagnosis and laparoscopic surgical procedures are being performed routinely in our department

Laparoscopic Surgeries we offer :

  • Laparoscopic orchidopexy
  • Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Pediatric Oncosurgery

Pediatric oncology deals with diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children. In many cases, Surgery plays a critical role in the overall cancer treatment of a child.

At Mata Chanan Devi Hospital, we in collaboration with our pediatric surgical oncology team create a comprehensive, long-term treatment plan to cure cancer. We bring a perspective and level of expertise that can ultimately improve outcomes for our childhood cancer patients.

We offer surgeries for :

  • Wilm's Tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Germ Cell Tumor

Team of Specialists: