Consultant - Pediatric Surgery
MBBS, MS, DNB Pediatric surgery
Years of Experience - 12
Area of Expertise - Pediatric Urology cases like Pyeloplasty, Ureteric Reimplantation, Nephrectomies, Neonatal surgeries like Intestinal resection, Tracheoesophageal fistula repair, Diaphragmatic Hernia repair, Thoracoscopic surgery mainly Video-assisted Thoracoscopic surgery for empyema thorax, Feminising Genitoplasty, Bladder augmentation, and Mitrofanoff procedure. He has also performed major surgeries like Thoracotomy – decortications, lobectomy for CLE/CCAM, Duhamel’s pull through the procedure, PSARP, Hypospadias repair, Pyelolithotomy, Kasai procedure, Choledochal cyst excision and Hepatico-jejunal anastomosis which is challenging pediatric surgery cases in good numbers. He is also trained in Pediatric Laparoscopy & Minimal Access Surgery.
FAQ
1. Why do children need general anaesthesia?
It is chiefly done to facilitate surgery. No surgery can happen without anaesthesia. 50-60 % of Pediatric anaesthesia is to facilitate surgery. It is also given for investigations like MRI scan, CT scan, and even procedures like lumbar puncture, bone marrow aspiration in general.
Therefore 60-70% is for surgery and 20-30% is for imaging.
2. Many parents ask, " Why do children need anaesthesia?" Do kids need anaesthesia for an MRI scan?
Though an MRI scan is painless and does not involve any radiation, it's mainly because children can be terrified of unfamiliar surroundings. If you go into an MRI scanner, you will know that it is quite a claustrophobic feeling. Sometimes even adults request anaesthesia. The other reason is that they have to lie still to get good quality images that can be well interpreted by radiologists.
These are two main reasons:
