At the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Atlas University Hospital, outpatient follow-up and treatment of all surgical problems related to the digestive system, urinary tract, and thoracic cavity other than the heart in children aged 0-14 are performed. All necessary initiatives are planned with awareness of the metabolism, physiological and psychological development of the baby and the child.
Correction of neonatal anomalies known before or after birth is performed by the pediatric surgery department.
Diseases and Treatments Provided in the Department of Pediatric Surgery;
- Esophageal Atresia,
- Head and neck diseases,
- Lymph nodes of the neck,
- Obstructions at the gastric outlet and in the duodenum (antral web, pyloric stenosis, duodenal atresia),
- Small intestine, large intestine and breech obstruction (jejunal, ileal atresia, colonic atresia and analatresia),
- Openings of the anterior abdominal wall (omphalocele, gastroschisis),
- Intra-abdominal cysts of the newborn (duplication cysts, mesenteric and omental cyst),
- Diaphragmatic (separates the abdominal cavity from the chest) hernias, morgagni hernia on the front side of the chest,
- Diseases of the inguinal region and scrotum,
- Absence of the testicle in the bag (undescended testicle, ectopic testicle),
- Inguinal hernia,
- Hydrocele,
- Cyst in the groin (cordoncisti),
- Torsion of the egg (testicular torsion),
- Testicular trauma,
- Circumcision,
- Diseases of the urinary tract (urinary system),
- Kidney anomalies diagnosed before birth: cysts of the kidney, structural anomalies, enlargement of the kidney,
- Urinary duct strictures between the kidney and the bladder (stenosis at the kidney outlet or the entrance to the bladder),
- Urine leakage from the bladder to the kidneys (vesicoureteral reflux),
- Urinary tract obstruction after bladder (urethral valve),
- Urinating under the penis (hypospadias),
- Stones in the urinary tract (kidney, urinary tract or bladder),
- Cystic diseases of the kidney,
- Nocturnal or daytime urinary incontinence (enuresis),
- Genital area diseases,
- Genital ambiguity,
- Conditions such as female appearance but large clitoris or male appearance, such as the penis is small and the eggs are not in the bag,
- Genital adhesion (labial fusion),
- Diseases of the liver, biliary tract and spleen,
- Cysts of the liver and spleen: simple cysts, hydatid cyst,
- Gallbladder stones,
- Splenomegaly (due to blood diseases),
- Accidents and injuries,
- Traumas (accidents inside and outside the vehicle, falls and blows),
- Constipation,
- Structural anomalies of the lung (aplasia, hypoplasia, emphysema, sequestration cyst),
- Lung cysts
- Diseases of the neck area,
- Congenital residual cysts in the neck area: thyroglossal cyst, branchial cysts,
- Short neck muscle (torticollis),
- Growth in glands (lymph nodes): diagnostic biopsy,
- Acute abdomen picture (appendicitis),
- Digestive system perforation,
- Meckel diverticulitis (in the small intestine),
- Invagination (entanglement of the intestines),
- Ovarian cyst perforation or torsion,
- Diseases such as intestinal adhesions can be detected.
