DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) is the most common brainstem tumour found in children, a highly sensitive portion of the brain vital for human beings.
Multidisciplinary diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of children with haemangiomas, vascular tumours, and vascular malformations. We offer surgery, sclerosis, embolisation, laser treatment, and medical treatment.
Multidisciplinary care with special attention to the preservation of joint health (nursing, haematology, rehabilitation, traumatology). Treatment of haemophilia A and B, von Willebrand's disease and other rare coagulation disorders.
We diagnose and treat congenital and acquired hair and nail diseases, from alopecia to hair shaft disorders.
We have action protocols that follow international standards for neurosurgical emergencies and subsequent management of critically ill patients.
When indicated, we provide hearing enhancement treatment for children using hearing aids, both non-surgical and surgical.
We carry out an exhaustive hearing evaluation to determine whether the hearing loss is transient or permanent, its degree, cause, evolution and most appropriate treatment.
We are highly experienced in the fitting of different devices: pacemakers, resynchronisers, defibrillators, sub-cutaneous Holters.
We treat congenital heart diseases and other less frequent heart diseases as soon as possible to prevent serious consequences in the child.
In cases where the epileptic seizures originate throughout one hemisphere, this procedure is used to completely disconnect the affected part.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome in all its forms (typical or atypical), acute renal failure, tubulointerstitial nephritis, neurogenic bladder, uropathies and nephrourological malformations.
We work with the Genetics and Oncology departments in illnesses such as MEN2A, MEN2B, MEN1, paraganglioma, familial medullary thyroid cancer, neurofibromatosis, etc.
We have diagnosed more than 200 patients suffering from various types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. We carry out clinical and psychosocial monitoring.
This is associated with the herpes simplex virus and its effects on the nervous system are very serious. We study the origin of the disease and its complications.
The vast majority of cases of this illness, also named congenital megacolon, are treated exclusively via the endorectal route without leaving any visible scarring. In extensive forms, the procedure is performed laparoscopically.
We have extensive experience in the management of patients with hydrocephalus of different causes. In addition, we have a wide range of shunt systems (valves) to be able to personalise the treatment of these patients.
In cases of hyperhidrosis of the palms of the hands, we apply a definitive technique: thoracoscopic sympathectomy.
We have a special study program that includes continuous ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and the repercussion of this problem on other organs of the child such as the eye or the heart.
Hypospadias is a malformation of the penis that requires surgical repair in the first months of life. The Unit is a reference in the treatment of the most complex cases in a single surgical time, which can avoid other surgeries for the child.