Rainbow Children's care

Providing excellence in surgical care

The Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery at Rainbow Hospitals is highly committed to providing and promoting excellence in surgical care.

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Ever since its inception, the hospital has always strived to deliver the very best and is always abreast with the most recent surgical advances in child care.

Our surgeons and nurses are specially trained to treat fetal patients, neonates, infants, toddlers, children and young adults.

Perform a broad range of general and highly specialized surgical procedures to ensure that your child has the best possible chance of recovery - with the minimal incisions and trauma.

FAQ's

What is Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS)?

Minimal Invasive Surgery is a surgical approach to a problem which traditionally involves using a small cut or incision to correct the problem. An endoscope is a long, thin tube with a miniature camera attached at the end is passed through the incision. The images captured by the endoscope allow the surgeons to get a magnified view of the surgical area. The surgeon also passes special instruments through other openings that enable surgeons to perform the surgery. Due to small incisions, the patients experience less discomfort than with conventional surgery and the recovery time is much faster.

What are the advantages of MIS?

Magnified view during surgery and hence more accurate dissection and repair possible
Minimal postoperative pain
Early recovery
Early discharge
Minimal scarring
Less post-operative adhesions and long term complications

How safe is MIS in small babies and children?

MIS in children is done regularly worldwide in major pediatric surgical centers and also in a few centers in our country. The safety and success of MIS has been proven by many evidence based studies in multicenter trials and has become the prescribed standard of care for many conditions. However the success and safety always depends on the experience of the pediatric surgeon and the expertise of the pediatric anesthetist.

What are the common MIS procedures ?

Laparoscopic

Appendicectomy (including complicated appendicitis)
Cholecystectomy -Intusssusception reduction
Herniotomy - Orchiopexy
Pull through procedure - Fundoplication
Choledochal cyst excision - Meckel's diverticulectomy
Splenectomy - Nephrectomy
Pyeloplasty - Pyelolithotomy
Ureteric reimplantation - Pyloromyotomy for IHPS
Ovarian cystectomy (including neonates)
Mesenteric cyst excision
Diagnostic procedures and biopsies

Thorocoscopic

Decortication -Bronchogenic cyst excision
Mediastinal mass excision -lung biopsies
Diaphragmatic hernia repairs
Diaphragmatic eventration repair

Bronchoscopy

Diagnostic bronchoscopy
Foreign body removal
Endobronchial biopsies

Endourology

Fulguration of posterior urethral valves (PUV) including neonatal fulguration
Visual internal urethrotomy for urethral strictures
Cystoscopic deroofing of ureteroceles
Cystoscopic injection of Deflux for non operative management of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR)
DJ stenting for upper tract obstructions with infection
Cystoscopic biopsies

Pediatric Surgery