Department of General Surgery Conducts Guest Lecture on Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery

The Department of General Surgery conducted a Guest Lecture on 8th August 2026 on the topic “Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery.” The lecture provided an understanding of modern surgical approaches used in infants and children, with advantages such as smaller incisions, reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery, and better cosmetic outcomes.

The lecture helped understand the indications, basic principles, patient selection, instruments, port placement, anaesthetic considerations, and common procedures performed laparoscopically or thoracoscopically in children. It also familiarized them with the technical challenges and physiological differences between paediatric and adult patients.

Venue: Beside Skill Lab, 3rd Floor
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Krishna Rao
Qualification: MBBS, DNB General Surgery, MCh (Paediatric Surgery) (PGIMER Chandigarh)
Designation: Assistant Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Institution: M R Medical College, Kalaburagi