Surgery for Children

Young children and babies are at the most risk from invasive surgery, so what are the options when such procedures become necessary? Paediatric Surgeon Niall Jones explains the benefits of minimal access surgery for procedures commonly required in babies, such as inguinalRelating to the area around the groin. hernias, as well as those less common, such as gallbladderSmall pear-shaped organ that sits under the liver and that stores bile. stones.

The patients most likely to suffer the risk of dangerous side effects from invasive surgery are babies and infants. Keyhole surgery for children should be required reading for parents.