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Stomach Flu (Gastroenteritis) in Kids: Tips for Parents | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit - Best Pediatric Specialist in Pune

Stomach Flu (Gastroenteritis) in Kids : Tips for Parents

Suffering from stomach flu in kids is not uncommon, and parents get very anxious when their kids get stomach flu. Stomach flu is not caused by influenza which is a respiratory virus. Kids often get stomach flu through the oral route. Primarily, there are three viruses responsible for stomach flu : r...
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Appendicitis in Children: Early Signs, Treatment Options | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit - Best Pediatric Specialist in Pune

Appendicitis in Children: Early Signs, Treatment Options

Parents often become anxious when their children get diagnosed with Appendicitis. Appendicitis is a condition when the Appendix becomes inflamed. The Appendix is a small tubular organ attached to the large intestine. This organ is placed at the lower right side of the abdomen. Is Appendicitis Common...
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Some Not So Common Types of Pediatric Surgery | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit - Best Pediatric Surgeon in Pune

Some Not So Common Types of Pediatric Surgery

Children, like adults suffer from a wide range of diseases that require surgery. Many of them are very common and others not so. Given the complexity of many diseases a specialist pediatric surgeon is needed to treat them. Following is a small list of such conditions Gallbladder Removal Like adults,...
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Neonatal Laparoscopic Surgery: Conditions and Treatments | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit

Neonatal Laparoscopic Surgery: Conditions and Treatments

Surgery via the Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic approach can be very safely performed in the Neonatal period too. It can be used to treat conditions diagnosed before or soon after birth. Some conditions which can be treated with Neonatal Laparoscopic Surgery are : Mesentric cysts. Ovarian cysts. Idio...
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Urinary Tract Infection in Children : Causes & Treatment | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit

Urinary Tract Infection in Children : Causes & Treatment

Urinary tract infection is quite common in children. This condition mainly occurs due to bacterial infection ascending up from the urethra in to the bladder and upper urinary tract. Normally, the bacterial load flushes away during urination, but they start growing inside the urinary tract if they do...
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Important Things to Know about Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit

Important Things to Know about Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

As a parent, you may be worried if your child has been advised to have an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. However, it is a small procedure which helps the doctor look inside your child’s esophagus, stomach and upper small intestine. Your doctor may also perform a biopsy where a small tissue will...
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Gallstones Complications in Children | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit - Best Pediatric Surgeon in Pune

Gallstones Complications in Children

Gallstones generally do not occur in children as frequently as they do in adults. However, some children do get gallstones. Some factors which can increase their risk of gallstones include obesity, prolonged medications, prolonged fasting, prolonged parenteral nutrition, inherited problems in blood ...
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Five Common Urology Problems in Baby Boys | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit - Best Pediatric Urologist in Pune

Five Common Urology Problems in Baby Boys

1. Infection of the Urinary System We generally do not associate boys with urinary tract infections, however once it occurs, it can be harmful to anyone. This happens when bacteria (usually from stool in the diaper) manage to get inside the urethra. When this happens, boys can have a feeling of burn...
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Tips to Care for Your Child After Neonatal Surgery | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit - Pediatric Surgeon in Pune

Tips to Care for Your Child After Neonatal Surgery

Many times children are born with some developmental disorder or suffer from some critical illness soon after birth, for which surgery is needed. Surgeries performed in the first month of life are termed Neonatal Surgeries and are needed to correct many conditions. Some common ones are: Necrotising ...
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Liver and Pancreas Surgery in Children | Dr. Vishesh Dikshit | Pediatric Surgeon in Pune

Liver and Pancreas Surgery in Children

Just like adults, children also suffer from different types of dysfunctions of the liver and pancreas. Hence surgeries for the liver, bile ducts and pancreas has emerged as one of the advanced treatment strategies for children. Functions of the Liver : The liver is the largest organ in the body and ...
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