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Paediatric Surgery guides
12 plain-English, evidence-linked guides in Paediatric Surgery, with clinical review status shown on each page.
Buried penis / penile condition surgery (surgery for buried (concealed) penis and related penile conditions)An operation to free and reshape a penis that is hidden by skin or fat, or by a related penile difference, so it looks more typical and works normally.Childhood inguinal (groin) hernia repair (Paediatric inguinal herniotomy)A common children's operation to close a small passage in the groin that lets the lining of the tummy, and sometimes a loop of bowel, bulge through and form a lump.Childhood umbilical (tummy-button) hernia repair (Paediatric umbilical hernia repair)A small children's operation to close a gap behind the tummy button when an umbilical (belly-button) hernia has not closed on its own.Examination under anaesthetic (EUA) (Examination under anaesthetic (EUA) in children)A careful examination of part of a child's body while they are asleep under a general anaesthetic, usually to find or confirm a diagnosis when an awake examination would be difficult or distressing.Feeding tube (gastrostomy) (Gastrostomy insertion (including percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, PEG))A procedure to place a feeding tube directly into a child's stomach through the tummy wall, so they can be fed, given fluids and given medicines when feeding by mouth is not enough.Hypospadias repair (hypospadias repair (urethroplasty))An operation to move the opening of a boy's urethra (wee tube) to the tip of the penis and straighten it, when he is born with hypospadias.Keyhole (laparoscopic) tummy surgery (Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) abdominal surgery in children)An operation inside a child's tummy done through a few small cuts using a camera and fine instruments, instead of one larger cut.Pyloric stenosis surgery (pyloromyotomy) (pyloromyotomy (Ramstedt's operation))A small operation for babies with pyloric stenosis that splits the thickened muscle at the stomach outlet so milk can pass through again.Removal of skin lesions / cysts (excision of skin lesion or cyst)A small operation to remove a lump, cyst or skin growth from a child, usually so it can be checked and to stop it causing problems.Removal of umbilical granuloma (treatment of umbilical granuloma)Treatment for a small, moist red lump that can form in a baby's belly button after the cord stump falls off.Treatment of pilonidal sinus (treatment of pilonidal sinus disease)Treatment for a small pit or tunnel at the top of the buttock crease that traps hair and can become painful or infected, most often in teenagers and young adults.Undescended testicle surgery (orchidopexy) (orchidopexy (orchiopexy) for undescended testis)A children's operation to bring a testicle that has not come down into the scrotum into its correct position and hold it there.
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