Surgery Unit
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Clinical expertise
The areas of expertise include the treatment of infants and children with:
- congenital abnormalities of the gastro-intestinal tract such as intestinal atresia, Hirschsprung's disease, gastroschisis, omphalocele;
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia and broncho-pulmonary malformations;
- gastro-oesophageal reflux and feeding difficulties;
- necrotizing enterocolitis;
- solid tumours such as neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma and soft tissue sarcomas;
- pancreatic surgery for congenital hyperinsulinism;
- conjoined twins;
- laparoscopic surgery
The unit has been at the leading edge in the management of
children requiring complex oesophageal reconstruction and of infants
with persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia requiring partial
pancreatectomy. The Unit has developed considerable experience in
revisional surgery, particularly of the oesophagus, but also other
gastrointestinal conditions such as Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal
anomalies.
Expertise has been recently developed in the use of
minimal invasive surgery. Operations currently performed
laparoscopically include: fundoplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux,
abdominal-perineal pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease,
pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis, total colectomy and J-pouch for
ulcerative colitis, splenectomy, orchidopexy for intra-abdominal testes.
In addition the Unit is involved in:
- multidisciplinary clinics for children with vascular malformations;
- the antenatal management of fetuses with congenital anomalies.
Surgery Mission Statement
To improve the care of neonates, infants and children with congenital or acquired anomalies of the gastro-intestinal tract.
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