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The Department of Paediatric Surgery is the specialist referral centre for children in:
In an increasing number of fields, paediatric surgery is performed by specialist paediatric surgeons who work only with children, sometimes with help from their adult surgery colleagues. In other fields, the surgery is performed by adult surgeons with a particular interest in diseases where the majority of patients are children.
The department has specific expertise in a number of fields:
The department works closely with other departments and with specialist orthopaedic surgeons from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) to deliver safe paediatric orthopaedic surgery on both the John Radcliffe Hospital and NOC sites.
Paediatric Surgery is located in the Children's Hospital, on the John Radcliffe Hospital site.
Initial contact with this service should be made via your GP.
Paediatric General and Urological Surgery - Guidelines for the management of Pyloric Stenosis (pdf, 392 KB)