Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

Dr Devendra Soni is renowned Pediatric surgeon who deals with all types of surgeries of children from birth till 18 years of age. Thoracic surgery is a general term used to define any surgical procedure that’s performed in or on the chest. It may be used to treat esophageal problems, gastroesophageal reflux, lung abnormalities, chest tumors, and rib reconstruction after a major injury. When a child develops a chest disease, such as gastric reflux, a tumor, or a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, he or she needs specialist treatment from a pediatric surgeon. What conditions need Pediatric Thoracic Surgery? Complex congenital lesions of the chest and congenital diaphragmatic hernia are examples of congenital chest problems. Chest tumors, including neuroblastomas, lymphomas, thymic tumors, and teratomas Complex esophageal and airway disorders, such as esophageal atresia (abnormality of the esophagus), esophageal duplications (esophageal cysts), tracheoesophageal fistulas (abnormal connection between the esophagus and the trachea), and esophageal strictures (narrowing of the esophagus) Lung infection and trauma, such as (pneumonia), pneumothorax (collapsed lung), and other acquired lung disorders necessitating surgical intervention. Pectus abnormalities, such as pectus excavatum (concave chest), pectus carinatum (pigeon chest), and rib flaring Cystic lung disease and masses, including pulmonary sequestrations of the lung, a condition that can interfere with normal circulation, cause respiratory infections and possibly heart failure, and bronchogenic cysts that affect the esophagus and trachea

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