Paediatric Surgery
Specialist surgical care for infants and children, whose surgical needs differ significantly from adults.
Surgical Care Designed Around Children
Children are not small adults. Their anatomy, physiology and recovery differ, so surgical assessment and treatment need a specialist paediatric approach.
Pratheep Nursing Home – PSR Superspeciality Adult & Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgical Centre – provides specialist paediatric surgical services at Palliyadi in Kanyakumari District. Dr. Pratheep Samraj holds a DNB in Paediatric & Neonatal Surgery alongside his general surgical and laparoscopic qualifications.
The centre supports children from across Kanyakumari, Nagercoil, Marthandam, Kuzhithurai, Thuckalay, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin, and also receives enquiries from families travelling from Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Parents can contact the hospital to discuss a child’s condition and arrange an appropriate consultation.
Conditions & Procedures
Areas assessed and treated at the centre. Whether a particular procedure is appropriate is decided after clinical evaluation.
Congenital & Birth Defects
Evaluation and surgical treatment of selected congenital and birth-related conditions.
Paediatric Urology
Urinary and genital conditions in children, including hypospadias.
Paediatric Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal evaluation and surgical care for children.
Paediatric Thoracic Surgery
Selected chest and thoracic conditions in children.
Paediatric Oncology
Evaluation and specialist management of cancer-related conditions in children.
Cleft Lip & Palate
Surgical management of selected cleft lip and cleft palate conditions.
Paediatric Laparoscopy
Minimal access surgical techniques adapted for infants and children.
Hernia & Hydrocele
Common paediatric general surgical conditions.
Neonatal Surgery
Surgical evaluation and treatment for newborn babies.
Read About Your Child’s Condition
Each page explains what the condition is, what parents notice, how it is diagnosed, whether surgery is needed and what to expect — with a plain-language summary in Tamil and Malayalam.
Inside the Centre
Photographs of the hospital and equipment, together with the charts we use to explain procedures to patients and families.
Treatment Approach
Consultation
The child is examined and the parents describe the history and any earlier treatment.
Investigation
Where needed, ultrasound, X-ray, laboratory tests or scopies help clarify the diagnosis.
Discussion
The surgeon explains the findings and the treatment options to the family.
Treatment
If surgery is appropriate, it is planned with paediatric anaesthetic and NICU/ICU support available.
Recovery & Follow-up
The child is monitored after the procedure and follow-up guidance is given to the parents.
Relevant Facilities
2 Operation Theatres
NICU
ICU
Paediatric Ventilators
Advanced 4K Laparoscopy
Baby Warmer
USG / Ultrasound
24-Hour Laboratory
Questions Families Ask
If your question is not answered here, please contact the hospital directly.
Dr. Pratheep Samraj
Consultant Paediatric & Neonatal Surgeon · Palliyadi, Kanyakumari
Super-specialist surgical care for newborns, infants and children, with expertise in paediatric urology, congenital anomalies, gastro-intestinal surgery and minimally invasive surgery.
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A child is not a small adult, and a child’s operation is not a small one.
Anaesthesia, dosing, incisions and after-care are all different, which is why children are operated on by a paediatric surgeon. Bring any earlier scans, reports and discharge summaries.
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