Dokuz Eylul University Department of Pediatric Surgery, which was established in 1988, continues its studies with six faculty members without changing its idealistic spirit. The point our department has reached today in the fields of scientific research, patient services and education is at a high level and is world-class. Patients in the field of pediatric surgery and pediatric urology are served by appointment in an outpatient clinic every weekday.

Pediatric Urology

Along with the diagnosis and treatment of childhood urogenital system surgical diseases, endoscopic interventions are performed for these diseases. In the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of these diseases, studies are carried out in cooperation with the pediatric nephrology department, and the patients are evaluated in a joint council and their treatment is planned. Urinary system stones are treated endoscopically with a minimally invasive method.

Neonatal diseases:

Congenital problems of newborns concerning respiratory system, gastrointestinal system and genitourinary system are diagnosed and treated. Current approaches in diagnosis and treatment are followed and applied, and minimally invasive treatment methods are adopted. The patients are followed up in our neonatal care unit in the preoperative and postoperative periods. In the treatment of congenital aganglionic megacolon disease, which is manifested by intestinal obstruction of the newborn, transanal surgery is performed in a single session without opening the abdomen of the patient without opening a colostomy.

Liver and biliary tract diseases

Corrective surgeries are performed for congenital surgical diseases of the liver and biliary tract in the newborn period. Diagnosis and treatment of liver and biliary tract diseases are performed after the neonatal period. As an extension of this, liver transplantation program was implemented in the childhood age group with the General Surgery Department in 1997 for patients who needed liver transplantation.

Laparoendoscopic interventions

All laparoscopic interventions performed in adults in our educational institution are performed in pediatric patients. Apart from these, childhood diseases such as pyloric stenosis and anal atresia are treated laparoscopically. Different disease groups are treated with the SPICES (Single Port Incisionless- Intracorporeal Conventional Equipment Endoscopic Surgery) method developed in our Department in 2005. Among these diseases; acute and perforated appendicitis, ovarian pathologies, indirect inguinal hernia, gallbladder diseases, varicocele, empyema secondary to pneumonia, Mekel’s diverticulum, urachus cyst. In addition, diagnostic laparoscopy applications to determine the etiology of acute abdomen can also be performed with the SPICES method. Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy is performed, sclerotherapy is applied to esophageal varices with the help of endoscopy, and percutaneous gastrostomy is opened with the help of endoscopy without surgery. Foreign body removal with rigid bronchoscopy is performed in patients who apply with the suspicion of foreign body aspiration to the respiratory tract.

Child chest deformities

Diagnosis and treatment procedures are applied for pediatric chest deformities. Pectus excavatum (shoemaker’s chest) surgical treatment is performed with MIRPE (Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum), which is a minimally invasive treatment method. Pectus carinatum (chicken breast) treatment is also performed with corset application, which is a minimally invasive method.

Pediatric oncology

Surgical treatment of childhood tumors detected starting from the neonatal period is performed with a multidisciplinary approach. Patients are evaluated in the pediatric tumors council and treatment plans are created.

Outpatient surgery:

The operations of diseases such as inguinal hernia, cord cyst, hydrocele and undescended testis are performed without hospitalization of the patients. Surgery performed in this way is called “outpatient surgery”. When patients come to the outpatient clinic, a diagnosis is made and an appointment for surgery is made.
The patients are called back to the polyclinic one day before the surgery day, the necessary examinations are made for the surgery and they are evaluated by the anesthesiologists.
The patients are called to the pediatric surgery service on the morning of the operation day without being hospitalized. Patients living in Izmir after the operation are discharged on the same day.