Category: Blog

Why is my child constipated? How can I treat?

March 2022

Here is another very popular topic.  As a pediatric surgeon, it is actually my least favorite disease.  Because when we surgeons treat something, we like to see the result right away, like a mechanic.  However, constipation treatment does not take that short.  Moreover, children who come to us are usually more difficult and resistant cases that have passed the filter of pediatricians and pediatric gastroenterologists.  Just as the taxi...

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Will there be a problem in the future after appendicitis surgery?

January 2022

In our last course, I also briefly mentioned what appendix is ​​while describing the cause, symptoms and treatment of appendicitis in children.  So many questions came from private channels about the appendix... I will try to answer these questions in the Pediatric Surgeon's Journal. Let me clarify the words a little to get rid of the confusion of meaning. At the junction of the large intestine and the small intestine, there is a...

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My child has a stomachache; Is it appendicitis? Why did it happen?

January 2022

A 6-7 year old boy walks through the door while holding his mother’s hand.  His face is somewhat pale and has an expression of pain.  Leaning slightly forward, he takes his steps carefully because of possible pain.  They are sitting across from me.  While he had no complaints until the day before, he first started to have a widespread pain in her abdomen.  He didn't want to eat anything.  Evening nausea is also added.  He hasn't...

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My child's testicle hurts!

November 2021

Our patient, which I will tell you about in the Pediatric Surgeon's Journal, is a 13-year-old male.  He woke up in the morning with a very serious pain in his left scrotum, that is, in his left testicle.  Afterwards, he started to feel sick, and when it got worse, they came to us.  In our examination we saw that the left side of the testis was swollen, was higher than the right side, the size of the testis increased by touch, and the...

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When should I circumcise my child?

October 2021

One of the most common questions we encounter in our clinical life is: “When should I have my child circumcised?”.   You can find a lot of content on social media on this subject. In this section of the Pediatric Surgeon's Journal, I explained which age is the best time for circumcision.   Circumcision debate is a never-ending topic in our society.  Should circumcision be done or not?  Are there any harm?  Does it have...

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A nut got stuck in my child's throat...

October 2021

A healthy, boisterous boy with no previous complaints.  Two and a half years old.  At home, while her mother and father are eating hazelnuts, they give some to their children.  A coughing attack develops all of a sudden.  Mom and dad immediately do maneuvers such as hitting on the back and pressing on the stomach.  Then the child relaxes.  But every time the child runs or moves fast, they hear a whistling sound in their breathing. When...

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When and how do we treat undescended testicles?

August 2021

In our previous courses, I explained what an undescended testicle is and how we evaluate it.  In this pediatric surgeon's journal, I explained when and how we treated the undescended testis. Let's first clarify our purpose in the treatment of undescended testis.  The aim is to fix the testis to the visible place where it should be normal, that is, inside the sack. Why do we do this? To reduce the risk of torsion, to prevent damage to the...

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How do we evaluate the patient with undescended testis?

July 2021

In the last journey, I explained what an undescended testis is and what problems it can cause.  In this section of the pediatric surgeon's journal, I will explain how a patient with an undescended testis was evaluated. As doctors, we first listen the story with details which means we take anamnesis.  If our patient with undescended testicles is a small baby, we question whether there is an endocrine disorder during pregnancy, that is, whether...

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What is an undescended testicle? Why does it happen? Why should it be treated?

June 2021

Undescended testis is a very common problem in children.  I am going to spread this subject in a few chapters so I don’t bore you.  In this section of the pediatric surgeon's journal, I will explain what an undescended testis is, why it happens, and how it can cause problems.   When the undescended testis is mentioned among the people, it is understood that the testicle is not in the sack.  However, we call it cryptorchidism.  The...

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What is a nonpalpable testis?

June 2021

In the Pediatric Surgeon's Journal, in the previous journeys, I explained what an undescended testis is, what it can cause, how it should be evaluated, when and how it is treated. In the undescended testicle examination, we see that the sack is empty, and we can find the testicles with our hands somewhere outside the sack.  What if the sack is empty and the testicle is not palpable?   If a child's testicles are not palpable, there are three...

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