Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology Unit at Yashoda Hospital

Our Paediatric Surgery & Paediatric Urology Unit at Yashoda Hospital is specialised unit that offers high-standard of care for the unique medical needs of each patient. Our team of well-acclaimed doctors and are expert in treating various Urological, Gastrointestinal and Thoracic Congenital anomalies and complex reconstruction surgeries.

Our Paediatric Surgeons are expert in performing Urological and Paediatric Surgical procedures. They work in complete coordination with other specialities like Neonatology, Paediatric Intensive Care, Paediatric Nephrology, Paediatric Oncology, Paediatric Gastroenterology, and Paediatric Cardiology to provide comprehensive surgical care.

We provide the following services:

Paediatric Urology

Children paediatric urological disorders that are present in children from birth are very different from that of adult urological problems and hence, this needs to be treated separately. Paediatric Urology is a sub-speciality of surgery which deals with paediatric urological disorders such as disorders related to Genitourinary System in children, such as the ureters, kidneys, bladder, sexual and reproductive organs.

Our paediatric urology unit aim to offer treatment for a broad range of urologic problems affecting children, including obstructions in the urinary tract, vesicoureteral reflux, hypospadias, undescended testes, incontinence, genital abnormalities, and tumours of the bladder, kidney, vagina, and testes in children.

Our team of experienced surgeons takes utter precautions and great consideration for performing Laparoscopic and Endoscopic urological surgeries on a small child.

Our team works with high precision and care, collaborating with our obstetrician and paediatric nephrologists to ensure that your child gets the possible care.

• Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation: The doctors implant a device to treat moderate to severe conditions associated with stress urinary incontinence that restricts the urine flow.
• Bladder Reconstruction: After a bladder removal surgery (cystectomy), the surgeon creates a new bladder and a new way for urine to exit your body.
• Cystoscopy: The doctor examines the lining of the bladder for any complications.
• Deflux Procedure: To treat vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a sterilized, biodegradable gel called Deflux is injected into the bladder wall.
• Drug Therapy: This process is also called as pharmacotherapy that is used for the medication to treat disease.
• Endourologic Surgery: A minimally invasive technique is used to treat kidney stones.
• Genitoplasty/Vaginoplasty:  It is a form of reconstructive plastic surgery conducted over genitals to repair injuries, and damage arising from cancer treatment, or congenital disorders, endocrine conditions, and damage arising from endocrine conditions, cancer treatment, or repair injuries.
• Penile And Urethral Reconstruction: To repair the injured or defective parts within the walls of the urethra, the reconstructive surgery is performed.
• Robotic Surgery: Using a robotic arm, this robotic surgery is an advanced way to perform urological surgery.
• Ureteral Reimplantation: To treat a condition in which urine from the bladder is able to flow

Various Urological Disorders we treat include:

• Undescended Testis
• Phimosis
• Hypospadias
• Pelviureteric Junction Obstruction (Pyeloplasty)
• Vesicoureteric Reflux
• Posterior Urethral Valve
• Uretrocele

Paediatric Laparoscopy

A minimally invasive surgery performed in children using a thin, optical instrument known as Laparoscope, by making Band-Aid-size incisions. Laparoscopy has replaced the traditional open surgery and has demonstrated to be effective, safer, technically feasible, and well tolerated in infants, young children, and teenagers.

Laparoscopic surgeries we offer:

• Laparoscopic Orchidopexy
• Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
• Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
• Thoracoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Thoracoscopic Cyst Excision
• Laparoscopic Pull Through Procedures
• Laparoscopic Fundoplication

Neonatal Surgery

Premature and critically ill new-borns with congenital problems and requires surgical correction are treated in this unit which is a branch of Paediatric Surgery. We treat a wide range of conditions with accuracy.

Our unit has been providing world-class intensive family-centred care by involving a multidisciplinary neonatal surgical team including surgeons, occupational and physical therapists, intensive care physicians, respiratory therapists, exceptional skilled nurses and other surgical specialists who constantly work together with families to provide the best possible outcomes.

Our paediatric surgeon examines and evaluates the baby’s condition through prenatal screening. Our doctors will consult with you and advice the way forward. With latest advanced intensive care unit, we strive to treat most complex conditions in newborns.

We perform following newborn surgeries:

• Tracheoesophageal Fistula
• Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Duodenal and other Intestinal Atresia
• Anorectal Malformation
• Hirschsprung’s Disease
• Malrotation
• Pyloric Stenosis

Paediatric Onco-surgery

At Yashoda Hospital, we also provide diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children in our paediatric oncology unit. Our paediatric surgical oncology team design a comprehensive, long-term treatment plan to cure cancer and provide your children exposure to the widest possible range of clinical trials, potential therapies that would enable successful outcomes for our paediatric cancer patients.

We provide surgeries for the following tumours:

• Wilm’s Tumour
• Germ Cell Tumour
• Hepatoblastoma
• Neuroblastoma

Day Care Surgery 

When an outpatient operation/procedure is conducted on the same day with the release of the patient, it is called a day care surgery. To make the patient comfortable, mobile and for faster recovery, our surgeons take the help of many modern surgical techniques such as laparoscopy and anaesthetic technological developments

We provide a broad range of day care surgery:

• Repair of Inguinal Hernia
• Umbilical Hernia Repair
• Orchidopexy (Open/Laparoscopic)
• Hydrocoele
• Varicocele Ligation Surgery
• Mini Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Circumcision
• Superficial Cyst Excision
• Hickman Line Insertion

Paediatric Urodynamics

Urodynamics tests help in analysing your child’s bladder, providing detailed information about the functioning of the bladder, and also gives information about the muscles strength between the legs. If your child have trouble staying dry or other problems while peeing, having a urinary tract infection (UTI), or having structural problems with their urinary system, then the doctor may perform some urodynamics procedure.

Paediatric Radiology

We understand that children need special care to meet their unique needs and hence, our paediatric radiologists, paediatric anaesthesiologists, paediatric radiologic technologists, and paediatric nurses work together to make your little ones comfortable by providing excellent medical care.

Our paediatric unit offers following low-radiation techniques for children such as:

• Computed Tomography (CT)
• X-ray
• Fluoroscopy
• Ultrasound
• MRI

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Our highly trained paediatric anaesthesia experts understand the needs to provide safe environment for your children. We provide highest standard of services to children undergoing surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures. From a newborn period through the teenage years, we offer personalised care to our patients.

Antenatal Counselling for Congenital Anomalies

Some children are born with congenital abnormalities, affecting their looks, way of development and functioning for a particular time or in some cases for the rest of their lives. To help families deal with these medical conditions we offer antenatal counselling for congenital anomaly tests to help the family with a right prognosis, and several treatment options available for their child.