Peadiatric Surgical Oncology
Childrens are also prone to malignancies (cancer). Common age group for cancer from new born to older children. The common cancers are swellings arising from various organs and sites. New born sacrococcygeal tumour (Swelling arising between anal orifice and lower part of the spine) is the commonest one, which needs immediate surgery
The other common tumours in children are:
- Wilms' tumour (Kidney)
- Neuroblastoma
- Bowel Lymphoma
- Soft tissue sarcomas
- Ovarian and testicular tumours.
We have excellent facilities to diagnose and treat our Oncology patients. We do USG, CT Scan, Tumour markers routinely for all cases. Whenever feasable we operate and give either chemotherapy or radiotherapy. We approximately operate more than two hundred cases of malignancies (cancer) every year. Mostly we operate for willms' tumour (Kidney cancer), ovarian cancer and Teratomas. I have done more than five hundred cases of Pediatric oncology (various tumours)
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.
Dr. C. SankkaraBarathi
MBBS, MS (Gen), MCh (Paediatric Surgery)
Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Urologist
All Department
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