Laparoscopy Surgery

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Sainath hospital surgeon Dr Sankkara barathi

Laproscopy Surgery

Laproscopy Surgery is a specialised branch of Pediatric surgery for the past twenty five years, the progress in pediatric Laparascopic surgery is much delayed than adult Laparascopic surgery.

Initially the common procedure done in Pediatric Laparscopy is removal of Appendix. Now we do almost all pediatric procedures by Laparascopy which were done orginally by open (conventional) method. The other common Laparascopic procedure include removal of ovarian cyst, removal of non functioning small kidneys for non palpable undescended testis, diagnostic laparascopy for recurrent abdominal pain.

Advanced Pediatric Laparoscopic Procedure include LAARP (Laparoscopic Assisted Ano Rectal Pull Through), Laparoscopic Plication of eventration of diaphragm, VATS (Video Assister Thoracoscopy Surgeries) for Empyema, Mediastinal Cyst, Lymph biopsy.

I have done more than Five hundred Laparoscopic appendicectomies, Large number of Ovarian cyst, LAARPand VATS.

Laparascopic procedures commonly done

Appendicectomy

The most common laparoscopic procedure in children, can be done even in infants post operative recovery is very early in laparoscopic surgery.

Nephrectomy

It is done for non functioning and MCDK kidneys.

Undescended testis

Laparascopy is indicated for non palpable testis even at the age of six months it can be done.

Cholecystectomy

It is done for gallbladderstones post operative recovery is very early in laparascopic surgery.

Ovarian Cyst removal

Easily done in children with ovarian cyst at any age group post operative recovery is very early in laparoscopic surgery.

Thoracoscopy

It is done for early empyema and mediastinal cyst.

Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Recurrent pain Abdomen

It is done to find out the cause of abdominal pain.

My Advice on Common Conditions

Appendicitis

Most common acute surgical condition in pediatric age group incident is nearly nine percent in male children and seven percent in female children.

Congenital pyloric stenosis

This occurs between 4th week of age to 6 week of age, can occur in new born also, exact cause not known.

Habit Constipation

This is one of the common condition - a child with constipation may have bowel movements less frequently than normal, hard bowel movements, or large, difficult, painful bowel movements.

Hernia - Hydrocele

A small passage has developed or left open connecting the belly to baby's groin, the second common surgical condition next to phimosis.

Hypospadias

Abnormal opening of Urethral opening in the under surface of penis, very common pediatric urological problem Incidence is one in five hundred.

Intussusception

Intussusception is the invagination of one part of intestine into another. This occurs in one in 2000 infants. It is the most common abdominal emergency in infants.

Phimosis

Narrowing of foreskin or non retractile foreskin. Empty scrotum one side or both sides, can be identify in new born. It can descend in three to four months without any intervention.

Tongue Tie

Is a congenital oral anomaly which may decrease mobility of tongue tip & is caused by an unusually short thick lingual frenulum.

Undescended Testis

Undescended testis is found in 3% of term boys and 30% of preterm boys.
When the baby is formed in the womb, the testis is initially formed inside the baby’s belly.

Wilms Tumour

This is one of the most common childhood tumour, it affect the kidney, usually affects school going kids, one of the good prognostic tumour.

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Dr. C. SankkaraBarathi

MBBS, MS (Gen), MCh (Paediatric Surgery)


Paediatric Surgeon

Paediatric Urologist

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