Pediatric surgeons might be performing surgery for a tiny baby born at 25 weeks’ gestation or for a six-foot teenager!

The types of surgery are wide-ranging and include:

• abdominal • thoracic (oesophageal, lung and bronchial anomalies)
• trauma surgery
• transplantation
• endoscopy
• laparoscopic (keyhole)
• urology

Specialist Pediatric surgery includes:

• neonatal surgery (often for congenital abnormalities such as defects in the abdominal wall and diaphragmatic hernia)
• major intestinal surgery
• major trauma surgery
• oncology surgery