Paediatric Surgery in Gopalganj: Children's Surgery with Care

After an OPD check and any tests, our anaesthesia specialist, Dr. Neeraj Chaturvedi, examines your child and gives exact fasting times. Most children's operations are done under general anaesthesia, so the child sleeps through it. For a groin hernia, our surgeon ties off the hernia sac through a small cut in the groin crease. A parent stays with the child until the theatre and again after waking. Many children go home the same day or the next day.

No. An inguinal hernia in a child does not close by itself, and we usually repair it soon after diagnosis, because the intestine can get stuck in it. A swelling that becomes hard, painful or red, or will not go back, especially with crying or vomiting, is an emergency. A navel (umbilical) hernia in a baby is different and often closes on its own over the first few years.

A child's hernia or hydrocele operation usually takes under an hour, and many children go home the same day or the next day. Children usually recover quickly, and most return to school within a few days to a week. Avoid rough play, cycling and climbing for a few weeks, as advised. Hypospadias repair and appendix surgery take longer and need a longer stay; our surgeon explains the plan for your child.

Not always. In young boys the foreskin is normally tight and usually loosens with age. Please do not pull it back forcefully, as this can cause tears and scarring. Bring your son to our surgeon if there is ballooning with difficulty passing urine, repeated infection, pain, or a white, scarred foreskin. Some boys need only a cream, and some need circumcision.

Please show him to a surgeon. Some testes come down by themselves in the first few months after birth, but one that has not come down usually needs an operation called orchidopexy, which we usually advise before about 18 months of age. Do not wait for puberty. Timely surgery helps protect the testis and makes later self-checks easier. Our surgeon examines your son and may advise an ultrasound in some cases.

Fasting times for children depend on age and on what they take, such as breast milk, other milk, food or clear water. Our anaesthesia specialist will tell you the exact times. Please follow them carefully: too little fasting is unsafe for anaesthesia, and too much fasting makes a child weak and irritable. If you are unsure, please call us the day before.

Yes. A parent can stay with the child before the operation, until the child goes into the operation theatre, and again after the child wakes up. During the hospital stay, a parent stays with the child in the ward or room. Please bring the child's favourite toy or cloth, a feeding bottle if used, all reports, and your Ayushman card if you have one.

Once your child is fully awake, start with sips of water, then breast milk, milk or light food such as khichdi, dal-rice or banana, and return to normal food when the child is hungry. Give pain medicine exactly as prescribed. Keep the wound clean and dry and follow the bathing instructions. Avoid rough play, cycling and climbing for a few weeks after hernia or genital surgery. Please come back early for fever, swelling, pus or difficulty passing urine.

The cost depends on the operation, the tests, the anaesthesia, the length of stay, the room you choose and the medicines. After the consultation, we give you a clear written estimate before admission. We are empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY for general surgery and laparoscopic surgery packages, but not every speciality package is part of our empanelment. Please bring the Ayushman card and Aadhaar card and ask our Ayushman help desk before admission.

Every operation carries some risk, but for common childhood operations the risk is low when the right checks are done. Anaesthesia is planned for your child's age and weight by our anaesthesia specialist, Dr. Neeraj Chaturvedi (MBBS, DA), with monitoring during and after surgery. Our surgeon explains the risks before you give consent. We do not have a NICU, so for newborns and babies who may need a neonatal ICU, we guide you to a higher centre.

Choosing a surgeon for your child is a personal decision for every family. At our hospital, surgery is led by Dr. R.K. Thakur, our founder and chief surgeon, MS (General Surgery), with 16+ years of experience, 10,000+ surgeries and experience at IGIMS Patna and Lady Hardinge Medical College. We perform hernia, hydrocele, orchidopexy and hypospadias repair, with a specialist anaesthetist. For newborn surgery, we guide you to a suitable higher centre.

Many families bring their children to our hospital in Arar, Gopalganj from Siwan, Chhapra, Motihari, Bettiah, Kushinagar and Deoria. We perform common operations such as hernia, hydrocele, undescended testis, hypospadias repair and circumcision here, with a specialist anaesthetist. For newborn surgery and conditions that need a neonatal ICU, we guide you to a suitable higher centre. Please call +91 72739 94786 or visit our OPD, Monday to Friday, 10 am to 7 pm.