Pediatric Surgery
Develop after Birth
Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of general surgery that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions in children. The conditions could be congenital (present from birth) or acquired ( develop after birth).
Common congenital anomalies in children are:
- Inguinal hernia
- Hydrocele
- Undescended testis
- Umbilical hernia
- Different types of cyst, sinus and fistula
- Intestinal structural anomalies
- Cleft lip and palate
Common acquired surgical problems in children are:
- Appendicitis
- Abscess
- Intussusception
- Rectal polyp
- Rectal prolapse
- Intestinal obstruction
- Abdominal trauma
- Ovarian cyst
- Tumours
- Phimosis
- Paraphimosis
- Balanitis
- Balanoposthitis
- Torsion testis
