ÖZEL DOĞU ANADOLU HASTANESİ / DEPARTMENTS

Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

In the Pediatric Surgery Department of Private Doğu Anadolu Hospital, health services are provided for the diagnosis and operation of diseases requiring surgical intervention in children from the day following birth to the age of 18.

       Pediatric Surgery is a department that applies diagnosis and treatment methods for surgical diseases of the respiratory, digestive and excretory systems in the pediatric (childhood) age group (0-18 years old), which last from the newborn period to adulthood. Children carry the results of surgeries and other medical treatments performed in childhood with them for a lifetime. Therefore, surgical interventions and other treatment methods should be performed in a timely and accurate manner by well-trained pediatric surgeons who have undergone long and arduous training, can take the initiative and apply the most ideal treatment in a short time. Pediatric surgery deals with the diagnosis and treatment process of many diseases. Its main areas are;

• Inguinal hernias and other types of hernias (hydrocele, known among the public as water hernia, accumulation of water around the testicles, umbilical hernia, abdominal wall birth anomalies)
• Circumcision and hypospadias, known among the public as the circumcision of the prophet
• Congenital anomalies (blockage of the stomach, esophagus or large intestines, etc.)
• Injuries requiring surgical intervention (intestine, spleen, liver injuries, etc.)
• Undescended testicle surgery, retractile testicle follow-up
• Incontinence or inability to pass urine or stool, bloody stool
• Cracks, polyps, hemorrhoids or bleeding in the anus
• Ongoing or recurring abdominal pain, appendicitis, intestinal obstructions