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Pediatric Surgery

MISSION

  • Reduce the psychological trauma of children undergoing surgery.
  • Ensure a safe, child-friendly “home-away-from-home” environment.
  • Strive to gain the trust and confidence of the parents.
  • Strive toward improving the already high standards.
  • Maintain the application of International guidelines in the practice of pediatric surgery.
  • Update surgical techniques/procedures continually.

SCOPE OF SERVICE

Neonatal Surgery
All forms of congenital malformations including:

  • Tracheo-esophageal fistula.
  • Abdominal wall defects.
  • Diaphragmatic hernias.
  • Imperforate anus.

General Pediatric Surgery

  • Hernia and hydrocele.
  • Undescended testis (empty scrotum).
  • Appendicitis.
  • Thyroid and thyroglossal cyst.


General Pediatric Urology / Genital Surgery

  • Circumcision.
  • Hypospadias.
  • Obstruction between kidney and ureter.
  • Anomalies of the implantation of the ureter into the bladder.
  • Outlet bladder obstruction.
  • Ambiguous genitalia.
  • Neurogenic bladder.

Pediatric Oncology

  • Abdominal masses (tumors of the kidney and urinary tract).
  • Tumors of the digestive system.
  • Tumors of genital organs.
  • Cystic hygromas.
  • Cervical masses and fistulas.

Pediatric Emergencies

  • Intestinal obstruction.
  • Appendicitis.
  • Intussusception.
  • Pyloric hypertrophy.
  • Gastro-intestinal bleeding.

Pediatric Trauma
Accidents necessitating surgery.

Sub-Specialties
Neonatal Surgery and Prenatal Counseling
After coordination with the obstetrician, prenatal counseling is provided to clarify the medical situation with the parents. Umbilical hernia collaboration with different sub-specialties takes place to ensure a successful, uneventful delivery and management post delivery.

Pediatric Urology and Genital Organs:

  • Complicated hypospadias.
  • Pelvi-ureteric junction stenosis.
  • Neurogenic bladder.
  • Pediatric Laparoscopy


Operating theaters at Saad Specialist Hospital are equipped with the latest cutting-edge technology and equipment including all pediatric laparoscopic instruments to perform:

  • Congenital malformations such as diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal malrotation.
  • Urogenital conditions such as varicocele (boys) and ovarian cysts (girls) or absence of testis.
  • Exploratory laparoscopy post abdominal trauma, for undiagnosed abdominal pain, abdominal mass (diagnostic and therapeutic purposes).
  • Appendectomy, splenectomy, cholecystectomy in certain cases.