EXPERIENCE OF AN ONCOLOGICAL PEDIATRIC SURGEON: 12-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. QUITO, ECUADOR

Alexander Antonio Jara Chavez; Carolina Vanessa Saldana Rodriguez; Silvana Jeannett Suarez Merchan; Victor Alfonso Teran Perez; Betty Fernandez Santamaria; Paulina Elizabeth Duran Mora; Jessica Isabel Vargas Palma; Juan Jose Paz y Mino Moscoso; Carina Fernanda Chavez Jaramillo; Carlos Humberto Vicuna Marino

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

EXPERIENCE OF AN ONCOLOGICAL PEDIATRIC SURGEON: 12-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. QUITO, ECUADOR

Alexander Antonio Jara Chavez, Carolina Vanessa Saldana Rodriguez, Silvana Jeannett Suarez Merchan, Victor Alfonso Teran Perez, Betty Fernandez Santamaria, Paulina Elizabeth Duran Mora, Jessica Isabel Vargas Palma, Juan Jose Paz Y Mino Moscoso, Carina Fernanda Chavez Jaramillo, Carlos Humberto Vicuna Marino

Abstract :

Objectives: Description of different types of surgeries performed most frequently by a Pediatric Oncologist Surgeon. Method: Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients with oncological pathology who underwent surgical treatment by a Pediatric Oncologist Surgeon in the city of Quito – Ecuador, from July 2005 to October 2016. Results: For the present study, a total of 2075 surgeries were identified, classifying them according to areas of the body; resulting in the most demanded surgeries with 62.93% thoracic surgeries, secondly with 13.25% (275) were abdominal surgeries; neck surgeries occupy third place with 7.13% (148), fourth with 6.50% (135) skin-related surgeries; Inguinal region occupies the fifth place with 2.31% (48), surgeries performed in the oral cavity in sixth place with 1.44% (30) and lastly with 6.40% (133) we find several surgeries such as Catheter Picc Line fittings, excision and tumor biopsies of limbs, cleaning and surgical review of areas that are not mentioned before. Conclusion: In medicine it is important to an oncological pathology the timely detection and appropriate treatment by specialized and trained professionals in a given area. The lack of specialists in Pediatric Oncological Surgery is evident; in Quito - Ecuador during the years of the present study there was only one specialist who with his scientific contribution, surgical ability and multidisciplinary team in oncology improved the quality and lifestyle of patients and family members; In addition, with this study, a precedent is created in an area as delicate as cancer surgery of children.