In more than 30 years of pediatric surgery, we often see children with appendiceal perforation and acute intestinal obstruction who have been delayed in many places, and congenital anomalies such as cryptorchidism, clubfoot and hip dislocation who have missed the best chance of treatment. Looking at children in pain and parents anxious, we always have some uneasiness in our hearts …….
The reason for this is that in addition to the characteristics of our specialty of pediatric surgery, the scope of consultation and medical guidance is not enough publicity, but also may be related to many parents inappropriate consultation when their children are sick!
Pediatric is not a microcosm of adults, and the treatment, surgical methods and experience of adult surgery cannot be transposed to children in their growth and development. The progress of society, the development of medical science, and the need for children’s health care have led to the birth and development of pediatric surgery. Modern pediatric surgery has become an independent comprehensive surgical specialty, which specializes in the study and solution of various congenital or acquired anomalies and deformities, dysfunctions, surgical infections, traumas, tumors and other diseases, surgery, repair and reconstruction of functions, evaluation and guidance of future participation in society from birth to 18 years old.
In the past 30 years of reform and opening up, the specialty of pediatric surgery in China has spread to most local and municipal hospitals, and the specialty of pediatric surgery has reached or is close to the world’s advanced level in many aspects, so the aforementioned misdiagnosis and mistreatment should not occur again!
For this reason, we remind parents: when your child has the following conditions, it is not as if to see the pediatric surgery ……
▲ Repeated abdominal pain that is not clearly diagnosed and treated. The first thing you need to do is to get your child to the hospital.
▲ Prolonged vomiting and weight loss instead of weight gain.
▲ Repeated constipation, defecation for 2-7 days, abdominal distension, wasting or malnutrition.
The patient’s skin is yellow, the urine is yellow like vegetable oil, and the stool is white.
▲ Intermittent blood in the stool, bright red, dark red or black stool.
▲ A mass may be seen or felt in the abdomen.
▲ The child may have congenital abnormalities and malformations of the gastrointestinal tract, acute appendicitis, abdominal tumors, and other gastrointestinal diseases.
▲ Various appearance of the neck and extremities, abnormalities and deformities in growth, delayed or unstable start of walking.
▲ pain in the limbs with or without hyperthermia, localized redness, swelling, pressure, and inability to walk.
▲ inflexibility, stiffness, abnormal gait, and paralysis of the limbs in various conditions.
▲ unequal length of both lower limbs, asymmetric skin pattern, abnormal popping when moving.
It indicates the presence of certain congenital developmental abnormalities and deformities, septic infections and serious injuries in the child’s bone and joints, etc. These diseases are diagnosed and treated well early, and delayed diagnosis may lose the best opportunity for treatment and eventually disability.
▲ Abnormalities, malformations, and dysplasia in the appearance of the genital organs in either boys or girls.
▲ Poor urination or recurrent leakage, hematuria, pus urine.
▲ intermittent masses in the scrotum or at the base of the thighs.
▲ inability to feel the testicles in the scrotum or pain in the scrotum at any age in boys.
▲ lumbar and abdominal masses with or without prolonged anorexia, fever, wasting, lack of weight gain, and generalized swelling.
All are the most common manifestations of pediatric urologic and genitourinary surgical disorders.
▲ supra-lumbosacral midline masses, recurrent untreated fistulas, abnormal hair
▲ bilateral lower limb paralysis or unsteady gait, inability to control or defecate.
▲ oversized or undersized head, etc.
All are external manifestations of pediatric neurological disorders and should be given high priority.
The first step in the process is to develop a new body structure.
is the most common manifestation of benign or malignant tumors in children. A variety of diagnosed or suspected tumors are one of the most basic treatments through surgical diagnosis and surgical excision, making sure not to miss the opportunity for resectable radical treatment.
▲ All kinds of trauma: car accidents, falls, electric shocks, burns, accidental injuries such as misuse of strong acids and alkalis, animal bites, drowning, etc., may cause a variety of serious compound internal organ injuries and infections in children, and timely treatment may save lives and minimize disability.
▲ When your child undergoes special examinations such as ultrasound, photo, CT, MRI, etc., and when abnormalities are found in child health care, please consult the relevant specialists in time. Should your child see a pediatric surgeon? they will give you good advice.
At present, Mianyang Central Hospital specializes in pediatric surgery: neonatal surgery, pediatric abdomen, liver and gall bladder, anus and intestine, pediatric genitourinary system, pediatric orthopedics and orthopedics, pediatric cardiothorax, pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric laparoscopic surgery, etc.