FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT

With the paediatric surgery duty team available round the clock, the division offers dedicated surgical services to children. In a very eventful span since 1965, many complicated neonatal and other paediatric surgical cases have been successfully operated upon.

With the excellent newborn services in the hospital, the department performs major neonatal surgeries such as tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, bowel atresias, anorectal malformations, and other complex congenital anomalies, while providing very good postoperative care.

OPERATIONS PERFORMED IN THE PAEDIATRIC SURGERY DEPARTMENT

• Complex gastrointestinal surgeries

• Liver surgeries and pancreatic surgeries

• Major thoracic operations

• Operations to correct different sexual development and undescended testis

• Operations for hypospadias

• Complex endoscopic, laparoscopic, and open urological procedures and urinary stone diseases

• Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic operations

• Cleft lip and palate and other plastic reconstructive operations

• Operations for paediatric cancers like Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, and germ cell tumors

• Paediatric trauma

• Urodynamic studies

• Foreign body retrievals from airway and GI tract

• Many paediatric surgical procedures like herniotomy and circumcision are done as day care procedures, which are appreciated by the parents and referring doctors

• Sick older children are taken care of in the postoperative intensive care unit and provided the best postoperative care

OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT STATISTICS

SURGICAL STATISTICS

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for Academic Activities, including Robotic Conference, Paper Presentation, Laparoscopy Suturing Competition, Video Editing Workshop – AIIMS, Delhi, Robotic Simulation – da Vinci Xi, Newborn Ward, General Ward, and all wards of the department.

PUBLICATIONS

• Neonatal & Solid Tumors Paediatrics and Neonatology – The Indian Journal – 2017

• Infant tracheotomy – The Indian Journal – 2015

• Pancreatic duodenectomy for paediatric combined duodenal, pancreatic and biliary trauma – The Indian Journal – 2015

• Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome – 2015

• Paediatric Trauma in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital – IJSS – 2017

• Epidemiological Study of Paediatric Burns at a Tertiary Care Center – A Retrospective Study – IJSS – 2017

• Risk Factors of Acute Appendicitis in Paediatric Age Group – European Journal – 2016

• Febrile Seizures – Correlation with Serum Sodium Level – Trans Stellar – 2017

• Surgical Placement of Totally Implantable Venous Access Device – An Institutional Study – The Indian Journal – 2017

• Transverse Testicular Ectopia – New Indian Journal of Surgery – 2020

• Cystic Abdominal Lymphatic Malformation – New Indian Journal of Surgery – 2020

• Outcome of Colostomy in Infants for Anorectal Malformation – IOSR Journal – 2019

DISSERTATION & TOPICS

Postgraduate – Ongoing Research

• EFFECTIVENESS OF SINGLE PORT LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR – Dr. Swetha

• EFFICACY OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED HYDROSTATIC REDUCTION IN PAEDIATRIC INTUSSUSCEPTION: A TERTIARY CARE CENTER EXPERIENCE – Dr. Duraipandian

• ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PYELOPLASTY IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH UNILATERAL PELVI-URETERIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION – Dr. Snolin

PUBLISHED CASES [NEWS, JOURNALS]

• Choledochal Cyst Excision and Preferred Anastomosis for Biliary Reconstruction in our Institution: A Retrospective Study (New Indian Journal of Surgery)

• Outcome of Tracheoesophageal Fistula Surgery in a Pediatric Surgery Institution: A Retrospective Study (New Indian Journal of Surgery)

• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Pediatric Urolithiasis: A Single Institution Experience (New Indian Journal)

• Surgical Placement of Totally Implantable Venous Access Device – An Institutional Study (The Indian Journal)

• Neonatal & Solid Tumors Paediatrics and Neonatology (The Indian Journal)

• Infant Tracheostomy (The Indian Journal)

• Pancreatic Duodenectomy for Paediatric Combined Duodenal, Pancreatic and Biliary Trauma (The Indian Journal)

• Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (Iranian Journal)

• Transverse Testicular Ectopia (New Indian Journal of Surgery)

• Cystic Abdominal Lymphatic Malformation (New Indian Journal of Surgery)

• Clinical Profile and Surgical Outcome of Patients with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia – A Prospective Study

• Outcome of Colostomy in Infants for Anorectal Malformation (IOSR Journal)

• Laparoscopic Needle Assisted Inguinal Hernia in Children: A Single Institutional Experience (Indian Journal of Applied Research)

• Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report (New Indian Journal of Surgery)

Academic activity

• There are two MCh post graduates per year who are trained with excellent exposure in all paediatric surgical operations and modern equipments. Their academic progress is supervised by senior and very skilled faculties

• We also train and teach post graduates from General surgery, Paediatrics, Neonatology, Nursing students and Theatre Technicians.

• Our department publishes articles and studies in various internationally reputed  journals

• Our experience is shared in various paediatric surgery conferences all over India 

• The department participates actively in various administrative roles in the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgery (IAPS), Tamilnadu Pondicherry Chapter Paediatric Surgeons (TPPS), Society of Paediatric Urology, Paediatric Endo Surgeons of India(PESI)

Conference presentations:

• Primary Peritoneal Drainage for NEC Perforation- PSG Medical College, Coimbatore - State IAPS Conference -2009

• Ectopic ureters in female children presenting with pseudo-incontinence – National Conference – 2016

• Choledochal Cyst Excision And Preferred Anastamosis For Biliary Reconstruction In Our Institution And Paediatric Surgeons Opinion - A Cross Sectional Analysis [Presented at  CAPSCON 2019-: 18th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND OPERATIVE WORKSHOP OF TPPS at COIMBATORE. 12-07-2019 to 14-07-2019]

•  Multiple Bladder Diverticula in a Connective Tissue Disorder Child and Its surgical management – A Case report and review of literature [Presented at  CAPSCON 2019-: 18th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND OPERATIVE WORKSHOP OF TPPS at COIMBATORE. 12-07-2019 to 14-07-2019]

• Achalasia Cardia – A Case Series [Presented At  CAPSCON 2019-: 18th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND OPERATIVE WORKSHOP OF TPPS at COIMBATORE. 12-07-2019 to 14-07-2019]

• Foreign Body Ingestion In Children And Their Follow Up In A Tertiary Care Paediatric Surgery Department. A Prospective Study [ Presented at IAPS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 18-10-2020] ONLINE

•  Intestinal Polyposis In Children-case Series [Presented At  Capscon 2019-: 18th Annual Conference And Operative Workshop Of Tpps At Coimbatore. 12-07-2019 To   14-07-2019

• Intraperitoneal Rupture Of Bladder –Case Series-[presented At  Capscon 2019-: 18th Annual Conference And Operative Workshop Of Tpps  Coimbatore. 12-07-2019 To 14-07-2019

• Laparoscopic Needle assisted hernia repair in children – A single institutional experience – case series presented at PESICON – Varanasi – 2022

• Thoracoscopic diaphragm repair in children - A single institutional experience – case series presented at PESICON – Varanasi – 2022

CME 

• MAPSCON -2005

• KODAICON -2012 (Click to See image)

• TPPSCON -2016 (Click to see image)

• POPSCON -2006 (Click to see image)

Department MCh PG medals & Department PG Medals ( MS medal exam ) (Click to see image)

OTHER AWARDS WON UG / PG IN OTHER OTHER COLLEGES & UNIVERSITY:

Paper presentation - Final year MBBS

• Presented the case and Won 1st place in oral case presentation In "PTERION'25" conducted by Coimbatore Medical College

• Title : "Familial Chylomicronemia syndrome (LPL deficiency) with Median Arcuate Ligament syndrome"