Major surgical conditions of childhood and their lifelong implications: comprehensive review.
Paul Stephen CullisDina FouadAllan M GoldsteinKenneth K Y WongAmpaipan BoonthaiPablo LobosMikko P PakarinenPaul D LostyPublished in: BJS open (2024)
The increasing survivorship of children affected by surgical conditions will translate into a growing population of adults with lifelong conditions and specialist healthcare needs. The importance of transition from childhood to adulthood is becoming realized. It is hoped that this timely review will enthuse the readership to offer care for such vulnerable patients, and to collaborate with paediatric surgeons in providing successful and seamless transitional care.