A large number of pediatric surgical interventions in children over
3 months can nowadays be safely performed as Day Surgery
Cases
a) Abdominal surgery
· Inguinal hernias
· Diseases of the navel (i.e. wet navel)
· Umbilical hernias
· Chronic abdominal pain
· Anal diseases (polyps, hemorrhoids, prolapse)
b) Urology
· Hypospadias
· Undescended testis
· Hydrocele
· Phimosis
· Circumcisions on request
· Varicocele (Laparoscopy)
· Urethral valves (Cystoscopy with Laser)
· Ovarian cysts (Laparoscopy)
· Deflux injection for urinary reflux
c) Skin and Soft tissues
· Hemangiomas
· Lymphangiomas
· Mother marks
· Benign soft-tissue tumors (Dermoids, Lipoma, etc.)
· Congenital torticollis
d) Thoracic surgery
· Pigeon breast
· Breast enlargement in boys (Gynecomastia)
e) Reconstructive Surgery
· Prominent ears
· Joint fingers / toes (Syndactily)
· Scar correction
f) Orthopedics
· Simple limp fractures
· Soft tissue injuries
g) Neck-Nose-Ear Surgery
· Preauricular defects
· Ear skin tags
· Thyroglossal cyst
· Tongue Tie