Pediatric surgery
What does this specialty do?
Pediatric surgery focuses on specialized surgical treatment for children and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age. It addresses a range of conditions, from congenital malformations and acquired pathologies to traumatic injuries and tumors, utilizing both open and minimally invasive surgery.
The interdisciplinary team is available 24 hours a day, every day of the week, ensuring safe, timely, and humane surgical care.
Diseases it treats
It addresses a wide range of surgical diseases affecting children, from the neonatal period through adolescence. Among the most frequent pathologies are congenital malformations of the digestive, vascular, genitourinary, and thoracic systems, as well as acquired diseases such as appendicitis, hernias, trauma, and solid tumors.
The service also offers comprehensive management of complex conditions such as short bowel syndrome and oncological, hepatobiliary, and colorectal diseases, supported by a multidisciplinary approach that integrates specialists in pediatric anesthesia, intensive care, nutrition, radiology, and rehabilitation. This work guarantees timely, safe, and compassionate care, with the highest scientific and technological standards available in the region.
Procedures and treatments
The specialty performs multiple types of surgical procedures in the pediatric population:
- Neonatal surgery.
- Pediatric colorectal.
- Pediatric thoracic.
- Pediatric gastrointestinal.
- Of the genitourinary system of children and adolescents.
- Pediatric oncology.
- Pediatric hepatobiliary.
In addition, it offers minimally invasive surgery and endoscopic procedures such as endoscopy and bronchoscopy in patients with surgical conditions.
Subspecialties
Neonatal surgery
Pediatric colorectal surgery
Pediatric thoracic surgery
Pediatric gastrointestinal surgery
Pediatric genitourinary surgery
Pediatric oncological surgery
Pediatric hepatobiliary surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
Pediatric endoscopy and bronchoscopy
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