
About the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Gaziosmanpasa Hospital of Yeniyuzyil University
The Department of Pediatric Surgery at the Gaziosmanpasa Hospital of Yeniyuzyil University offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment of surgical diseases in children from 0 to 17 years. The focus is on the treatment of congenital malformations, the consequences of injuries, hernias, oncological diseases and surgery in emergency clinical conditions. The department is headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. med. Mustafa Okumuş.
The surgical interventions are performed in modern operating rooms fitted out with all the necessary technical capabilities, including the equipment for laparoscopic operations. Due to this, the department achieves a high level of successful treatment, including the severe clinical conditions, reduces the period of hospitalization, as well as minimizes pain and postoperative complications. After surgical treatment, the young patients are provided with a thorough care and monitoring in order to consolidate the obtained results.
The service range of the department includes:
- Surgical treatment of injuries due to the accidents, falls, bladed article wounds
- Superficial tissue and neoplasm biopsy, lymph node biopsy
- Surgical treatment of digestive diseases
- Esophageal obstruction
- Esophageal atresia
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Umbilical hernia
- Inguinal hernia
- Intestinal atresia
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Crohn's disease
- Congenital malformations of the duodenum, small intestine and colon
- Benign and malignant abdominal tumors
- Surgical treatment of anorectal diseases and abnormalities
- Perianal abscess
- Perianal fistula
- Hemorrhoids
- Surgical treatment of hydrocele, varicocele, undescended testes
- Surgical removal of appendix
- Surgical treatment of head and neck injuries and diseases
- Surgical treatment of tumors in children (Wilms' tumor, neuroblastoma, teratoma, lymphoma)
- Other diseases and pathological conditions
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Experience
- Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University.
- Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Pediatric Surgery.
- Pediatric Surgeon, Private Hospital Bahat.
- Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital of Yeniyuzyil University.
Memberships
- Istanbul Medical Association.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital