European study showed that children with congenital anomalies often underwent multiple surgical procedures at different ages across Europe.
Ester GarneMaria LoaneJoachim TanElisa BallardiniJoanna BrigdenClara Cavero-CarbonellAlessio CoiMads DamkjaerLaura Garcia-VillodreMika GisslerJoanne GivenAnna HeinoSue JordanElizabeth LimbAmanda NevilleAnke RissmannMichele SantoroIeuan ScanlonStine Kjaer UrhojDiana WellesleyJoan MorrisPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2023)
A third of children with congenital anomalies required surgery during infancy and often more than one procedure was needed before age 5 years. There was no European consensus on the preferred age for surgery for some anomalies.