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 inguinal hernias, as well as those less common, such as gallbladder stones.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 inguinal hernias, as well as those less common, such as gallbladder 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.
The organ that stores urine.
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Small pear-shaped organ that sits under the liver and that stores bile.
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When part of an organ pushes through the wall of the body cavity that normally holds it. Hernias can develop in many different parts of the body.
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Relating to the area around the groin.
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