Paediatric surgery is a specialty focused on providing specialized care for surgically sick babies and children from birth to 12 years old with some centers treating adolescents.

Problems that are treated by Paediatric Surgeons include :

• Congenital abnormalities of the bowels, abdominal wall, thorax, genitourinary system such as esophageal and bowel atresias, exomphalos, anorectal malformations, congenital lung lesions.
• General surgical conditions including inguinal hernias, undescended testis, acute appendicitis.
• Paediatric trauma other than orthopaedic or neurological injuries.
• Foreign body and caustic substance ingestions.
• Oncology tumours such as neuroblastoma, renal tumours and liver tumours.
• Other complex surgeries including complex airway anomalies, conjoint twin separation, and liver transplant.

Treatment of many disorders involves a team of experts trained in paediatric care, including Paediatric Surgeons, Paediatric Anaesthetists, Paediatricians, Neonatologists, Radiologists, Pathologists, and other specialists dedicated to managing surgically ill children.