Concerned about your child's liver or biliary health?
Is your child facing challenges with pediatric hepatobiliary issues? If your child is experiencing symptoms related to hepatobiliary issues, such as jaundice, abdominal pain, or digestive problems, our Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery service is here to help.
What is Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery?
The bile ducts in our liver play an important role in facilitating the delivery of digestive enzymes and fluids to the intestine, thereby enabling us to efficiently absorb nutrients from our food and maintain a healthy liver. Pediatric Hepatobiliary surgery is a medical procedure that treats hepatobiliary issues in children. The biliary system is a complex system made up of several organs, including the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, & bile ducts. Any disease or injury affecting these vital organs can lead to significant issues that may require specialised treatment through pediatric hepatobiliary surgery.
Some of the common liver problems and disorders in the biliary system are:
- Biliary atresia
- Choledochal Cyst
- Forme Fruste anomaly
- Hepatoblastoma
- Portal Vein Thrombosis causing portal Hypertension
- Gall Stones
What Does Hepatobiliary Surgery Involve?
The surgical procedure consists of three main stages: preparation, the actual surgery, and recovery. The specifics of each stage may differ from person to person. Prior to the surgery, it is important for the patient to obtain a thorough understanding of their condition from their pediatric hepatobiliary doctors including all relevant details. They should also follow all instructions given by their pediatric hepatobiliary surgeon.
What Are The Possible Complications After The Surgery?
Pediatric hepatobiliary surgery is a major surgery that can have many side effects on the patient’s body, despite modern technology and advancement in medicine these complications are quite unavoidable. After surgery, such complications in pediatric hepatobiliary surgery can lead to fever, haemorrhage, bile leakage, liver failure, pleural effusion, infections in the biliary tract and subphrenic infection. There are continuous efforts put into finding long-term solutions to such post-surgery complications.
Safety & Risk for Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery
Many patients who undergo pediatric hepatobiliary surgery suffer from biliary system cancers, and the surgery can offer these patients a chance for survival. Other common reasons for the surgery are gallstones that can not be removed by normal means or liver problems caused by alcohol abuse. Pediatric hepatobiliary surgery is a lifesaver in such cases and has prolonged the lives of many such patients. However, as with every surgery, it also comes with some risks, namely, bleeding, infection, blood clots, etc. The anaesthesia given before the surgery to help not feel pain could also cause issues in some patients.
Precaution To Be Taken After Hepatobiliary Surgery
After hepatobiliary surgery, the patient should take these precautions:
- Avoid consumptions of excessive fats and sugars
- Avoid raw food and salads
- Avoid smoking, alcohol, tobacco etc.
- Take medicines on time
- Visit your doctor regularly
- Do moderate exercise every day
When you are under the care of a skilled pediatric surgeon like Dr. Gursev, you can feel confident in the possibility of having a successful surgery with minimal risk involved. If you or someone you know requires pediatric hepatobiliary surgery, please do not hesitate to contact us for further assistance. We would be happy to offer our expertise and support in this matter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hepatobiliary surgery is major surgery and consists of complex processes.
According to experts, the success rate of hepatobiliary surgery is 95%.
The Hepatobiliary Surgery can last for around 6 to 12 hours.
Fatty food, raw food, salads, alcohol, and tobacco, are some foods that you should stay away from after you have undergone hepatobiliary surgery.
This is an expensive surgery and can cost somewhere between 22 Lakhs to 40 Lakhs INR in India.
The patient can go back to their normal life after 5 to 6 months of the surgery.