The department’s research activities focus on current and important problems in pediatric surgery and are aimed at improving the early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital malformations and acquired surgical diseases in children.

  Main Scientific Research Areas of the Department of Pediatric Surgery No. 1

  The principal areas of scientific research include:

• Improvement of methods for the diagnosis and treatment of hemangiomas in children.
• Development and improvement of treatment methods for acute purulent-inflammatory diseases of bone tissue in children.
• Improvement of diagnosis and treatment of chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis.
• Development of new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of echinococcosis in children.
• Early diagnosis and surgical treatment of intra-abdominal complications associated with peritonitis in children.
• Diagnosis and treatment of anorectal tumors in children.
• Development of methods for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic lesions of the reproductive system in children.
• Improvement of methods for the diagnosis and treatment of foreign bodies of the respiratory tract in children.
• Improvement of surgical treatment of acute hematogenous epiphyseal osteomyelitis in children.
• Prevention and treatment of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions in children.
• Evaluation and improvement of different treatment methods for varicocele in children.
• Improvement of the outcomes of surgical treatment of hypospadias in children.
• Improvement of methods for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of spinal hernias in children.
• Improvement of the diagnosis and treatment of urological diseases in children.

Research Infrastructure

  Scientific research at the department is currently carried out at the multidisciplinary research laboratory of the SamSMU Specialized Children’s Surgical Clinic. The laboratory includes clinical, biochemical, bacteriological, immunological, morphological, and experimental research units, providing the necessary facilities for comprehensive scientific investigations.

  Scientific Publications and Research Outputs

  During the reporting period, the department’s academic staff published one textbook, two study guides, and eight monographs, including one monograph published by GEOTAR-Media in the Russian Federation. In addition, two instructional and methodological manuals and two methodological guidelines were prepared and published.

  The department also obtained one patent for an invention and 14 certificates for computer software programs (EXM).

  During the reporting period, the department organized and conducted 12 webinars devoted to current issues in pediatric surgery in cooperation with leading medical universities and research institutions of the CIS countries.

  Approximately 155 scientific articles presenting the preliminary and final results of research conducted by the department’s professors and academic staff were published. Of these, 13 articles were published in journals indexed in the Scopus database, 107 in international journals, and 35 in national journals.

  Scientific abstracts and conference proceedings were published in collections of 44 international and 38 national scientific-practical conferences.

  Members of the department regularly participate in international and national scientific conferences, congresses, symposia, and other professional scientific events. Their participation is recognized by certificates, diplomas, and other academic awards.

  The scientific activities of the department contribute to the development of evidence-based pediatric surgery, the introduction of modern diagnostic and treatment methods into clinical practice, and the training of young researchers and highly qualified specialists in pediatric surgery.