Treatment of children
In recent decades, Israel’s population has been growing steadily, and the birth rate is increasing. Not least in such positive dynamics is the government’s support for children treatment programs and pediatrics in general. These areas of medicine are generously funded, which makes it possible to efficiently and effectively cope with most childhood diseases:
- more than 90% of children with cancer fully recover and continue to fully develop and mature;
- children with such a serious illness as type 1 diabetes manage to live a full life, thanks to modern treatment methods, for example, implantation of an artificial pancreas;
- every day, children with severe congenital defects in development of various organs and systems undergo unique surgeries that not only give the child a chance to survive, but also make his future life fulfilling.
Children’s Hospital Tel Aviv Medical Center is a powerful medical center with more than 25 independent departments. Here you can get medical care, starting from birth and even before it, ending with adulthood. Along with doctors of various profiles and nursing staff, teachers, speech therapists, psychologists, animators and other specialists work with children if necessary.
Children Departments
Diagnostic methods in pediatrics
To establish an accurate diagnosis in case of disease in child, an examination by doctor is not always enough. In such situations, pediatrician develops a comprehensive diagnostic program, which includes various diagnostic procedures:
- various blood tests;
- certain urine tests;
- ultrasound diagnostics;
- endoscopic examination of ENT organs, digestive organs, etc.;
- electrocardiography;
- electroencephalography;
- modern methods of medical imaging (digital radiography, CT, MRI, PET-CT).
Diagnostic program is developed depending on existing complaints of parents or child, examination data and medical history. In addition, pediatrician, in order to speed up diagnostic process as much as possible and begin immediate treatment, works closely with other specialized pediatric specialists.
This became the basis for introduction into medical practice of modern diagnostic procedures that are safe for child and will not harm his health. An example is X-ray examination using the EOS system. This installation makes it possible to obtain digital X-rays of entire body in just 25 seconds, while radiation dose is several times less than with previous generation devices.
Important!
The basic principle that we practice in diagnosing childhood diseases is that this examination should be painless (if the procedure is accompanied by pain, child receives local or general anesthesia), and also as safe as possible.
Modern treatment methods in pediatrics
All treatment methods used by our doctors are completely safe for children. As a rule, clinic of childhood diseases uses conservative medicinal and non-medicinal, as well as surgical treatment methods. All drugs prescribed by pediatricians are safe and have proven clinical effectiveness, and are used in accordance with modern protocols for management of certain conditions. Our doctors do not prescribe drugs without proven effectiveness and alternative treatment methods, because children’s health is not a place for experimentation.
Treatment of congenital heart defects is carried out in Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The main part of all surgeries are performed without opening the chest through endovascular access (through a large artery or vein).
The specificity of cancer treatment in children is that doctors need to stop the development of malignant process as quickly as possible. Tel Aviv Medical Center uses the most effective and most gentle types of therapy for this purpose. One of innovations that has already been recognized as the least dangerous and effective is targeted therapy – selective effect of targeted drugs on cancer cells without damaging healthy cells. If chemotherapy courses are prescribed, special attention is paid to minimizing side effects. For hematology oncology pathologies, bone marrow transplantation has proven itself well – a procedure that increases the effectiveness of treatment by 80%.
Important!
Due to some complex diseases (for example, cancer), children can stay in a medical institution for months, so it is very important to create all the conditions so that the child feels comfortable and does not experience fear.
Tel Aviv Medical Center has all conditions to create a friendly and homely atmosphere in all pediatric departments.
Treatment of musculoskeletal system pathology is based on principles of minimal invasiveness and organ preservation. All therapeutic manipulations are performed using modern technology, which allows in most cases to avoid limb amputation. Examples of procedures:
- 3D printing of bone prostheses and their installation at the site of defect;
- vertebroplasty under control of computer navigation when pathological focus is localized in spine;
- osteoplasty under control of computer navigation;
- joint replacement after radical oncological surgeries;
- cryoresection of bone tumors (Cryosurgery for Bone Tumors);
- microsurgical reconstruction of blood vessels, bones and soft tissues;
- various reconstructive plastic surgeries after primary surgical removal of pathological focus, for example, skin grafting to site of defect after wide excision of soft tissue sarcoma, etc.;
- radiofrequency thermal ablation for tumor lesions of bones and soft tissues;
- endoprosthetics of pelvic bones, sternum, ribs, vertebrae;
- excochleation of bone cysts.
The first thing parents should pay attention to is the highly qualified specialists of Tel Aviv Medical Center and extensive experience working with children. The atmosphere is also an important factor for positive attitude of young patients. We have created the most comfortable conditions for children and their parents to stay in our clinic.
Head of the Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Head of the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Pediatric Center
Senior pediatric neurologist at the Pediatric Neurology Clinic
Director of the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology