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Neonatal and Foetal Surgery: All You Want to Know

Neonatal surgery refers to procedures done on newborns, whereas foetal surgery refers to procedures done on infants still in the womb. These surgeries involve a variety of different procedures and are frequently performed to correct various birth abnormalities. Let’s learn about these surgeries today in one go! Fetal Surgery Babies undergo foetal surgery while still forming in the womb. This enables medical professionals to address an issue as soon as possible, potentially halting its progression. There are numerous disorders that can be treated through foetal surgery, including the following: Amniotic band syndrome Bronchopulmonary sequestration of the lung Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) Fetal anemia Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) Mediastinal teratoma Neck mass Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) Spina bifida (myelomeningocele) Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (T...

Anorectal Malformations in Children

Anorectal malformations (ARM) are relatively frequently encountered anomalies that represent an important component of paediatric surgical practice. Over the years, a great deal of information has been acquired concerning the many variants of ARM to increase the success rate of anorectal malformation surgery in Faridabad. The Current mortality for these anomalies for the most part has been very low and is related to associated anomalies and unfavourable chromosomal and genetic syndromes. Classifying ARM from the genetic point of view is not easy since they present different forms that are believed to be influenced by different factors such as sex and associated anomalies. ARM can be the only pathological finding (non-syndromic) or as part of a more Complex phenotype (syndromic), and may occur in a single affected individual (sporadic) or in more than one individual in the same family with different modes of inheritance. There are gender differences, with remarkably higher preponderance...