Kolan International Hospital Pediatric Unit performs polyclinic follow-up and treatment of all surgical problems related with digestive system, urinary tracts, chest cavity (excluding heart) All required interventions are planned considering metabolisms of the infant and child and their physiological and psychological development.

Frequently Observed Pediatric Surgery Diseases Necessitating Treatment 

Digestive System Surgery Diseases 

• Constipation and defecation related abnormalities; encopresis, nutrition disorders, anal fissure, fecal incontinence, fistula formation 
• Esophageal strictures, diseases caused by drinking inflammable and caustic substances (Corrosive Esophagitis)
• Narrow stomach, occlusion and ulcer
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GER) and its complications 
• Intestinal blockage, polypus, inflammatory intestinal diseases 
• Appendicitis 
• Megacolon induced by congenital developmental disorder of intestinal nerves (enlarged lower intestine) (Hirschsprung Disease)
• Inguinal hernia, exomphalos 
• Hepatic cysts, abscesses and tumors
• Congenital absence of bile ducts, cystic enlargement and stone disease 
• Pancreas cysts and tumors 
• Spleen removal in splenic diseases and blood diseases
  
  

Respiratory System Surgical Diseases 

• Congenital hepatic diseases and cysts 
• Treatment of abscess and empyema induced by hepatic infections 
• Aspiration of foreign body into trachea and bronchoscopic interventions 
• Thoracic cage deformities (pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum)
  
  

Surgical Diseases Related with Urinary System and Genital Organs 

• Kidney Cysts, tumors and stone disease 
• Ureteropelvic junction obstructions (UPJ obstruction)
• Ureterovesical junction obstructions (UVJ obstruction)
• Ureteral enlargement, stones
• Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) (Retrograde movement of urine from bladder to kidneys) 
• Bladder infections, stone disease
• Abnormality of intestines protruding outside the abdomen due to absence of abdominal wall (Omphalocele and Gastroschisis)
• Urethra opening to underside of the penis in boys (hypospadias) 
• Undescended testis, hydrocele, spermatic cordon cyst 
• Infections such as epididymo-orchitis (testis inflammation), balanitis-posthitis (foreskin inflammation) and prostatitis
• Circumcision 
• Ovarian cysts and torsion in girls 
• Closed hymen (virginal membrane), labial adhesions
  
  

Neonatal Surgical Diseases

• Esophageal Atresia: Congenital absence and developmental defects of alimentary canal, and its relationship with trachea 
• Gastric-duodenal atresia: duodenal obstruction, atresia of small and large intestines
• Positioning of intestines in chest cavity due to the absence of diaphragm (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia)
• Congenital anal stenosis or absence (Anorectal malformations)
  
  

Endoscopic Interventions

• Esophagoscopy, Gastroscopy, Duodenoscopy
• Colonoscopy, Rectoscopy, Anoscopy
• Cystoscopy, Ureteroscopy, Bronchoscopy
  
  

Cancer Diseases and Their Treatment in Childhood

• Renal and suprarenal gland tumors 
• Liver tumors 
• Ovary, testis tumors
• Tumors in other organs
  
  

Surgical Treatment of Hormonal Diseases

• Thyroid gland (goiter) diseases 
• Pancreas diseases
  
  

Head and Neck Surgery in Children 

• Neck masses; reactive lymph nodes 
• Congenital neck masses and sinuses 
• Torticollis 

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