INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI What is keyhole surgery or Minimally Invasive Surgery ? Keyhole surgery, or laparoscopic surgery as it is also known, is a method of carrying out an operation without having to make a large incision. Many different types of operations can now be carried out using keyhole surgery. This […]
Minimally Invasive Surgery (Key Hole Surgery)
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI What is laparoscopic or keyhole surgery? Keyhole surgery, or laparoscopic surgery as it is also known, is a method of carrying out an operation without having to make a large incision. Many different types of operations can now be carried out using keyhole surgery. This type of surgery […]
Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN & MESENTERIC LYMPHADENOPATHY Recurrent abdominal pain is a common and vexing problem in children especially between 2 and 10 years. Abdominal pain which causes disturbance in sleep, school drop outs and hindrance in day to day activities of the child needs medical attention. It is mandatory […]
Meckel’s Diverticulum
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI Meckel’s diverticulum is one of the most common congenital digestive system disorders – congenital means that the disorder was present at birth. When your child’s small intestine was developing, a small pouch formed consisting of tissue from elsewhere in the body. Usually the pouch – also known as […]
Malrotation
What is malrotation? Malrotation is an abnormality of the bowel, which happens while the baby is developing in the womb. Early in pregnancy, the bowel is a long straight tube leading from the stomach to the rectum. The bowel then moves into the umbilical cord temporarily while it develops into the large and small bowel. […]
Meningomyelocele
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI What is spinal dysraphism? In early development, the brain and spinal cord start as a tube-like structure called the ‘neural tube’ that is open at either end. These openings close within the first weeks of pregnancy, and the neural tube continues to grow and fold, eventually forming the […]
Mitrofanoff Procedure
What is a Mitrofanoff and why might my child need one? The Mitrofanoff procedure creates a channel into the bladder through which a catheter (thin, plastic tube) can be inserted to empty the bladder of urine, instead of passing urine through the urethra. This channel – which looks like an extra belly button – is […]