Dr. Pratheep Explains
The questions parents ask most often, answered in a couple of minutes each.
Watch, Read, Then Ask
Each topic below has a short explanation and a full written page. If your question is still not answered, send it on WhatsApp.
What is hypospadias?
Where the opening sits, why the foreskin must not be removed first, and the right age for repair.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisDoes every child with hydronephrosis need surgery?
What a swollen kidney on a pregnancy scan does and does not mean.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisWhat is vesicoureteral reflux?
Why urine flowing backwards matters, and why most children do not need an operation.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisWhen does an undescended testis need surgery?
Why six months is the deciding point, and why waiting has a cost.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisWhat is PUJ obstruction?
How a blockage where the kidney meets the ureter is confirmed, and when pyeloplasty is advised.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisIs laparoscopic surgery safe in children?
What keyhole surgery means for a child, and when the surgeon chooses it.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisWhy is green vomiting in a baby an emergency?
The one symptom that should never wait until morning.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisMy baby has a groin swelling. Can it wait?
Why a hernia in a child never closes on its own, and what makes it urgent.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisShould the foreskin be pulled back?
What is normal at each age, and why forcing it causes the problem it is meant to prevent.
Read the full explanation Ask about thisRecordings in progress. Topics marked “video being recorded” already have a full written explanation on this site, linked from each card. New videos are published on the hospital’s YouTube channel as they are made.
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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