Table of appropriate age for elective surgery for common pediatric surgical conditions

  Craniosynostosis Meningocele resection and repair Any age
  Spina bifida Spinal bursal resection and repair Any age
  Preauricular sinus tract Excision >1 year
  Thyroglossal cyst or fistula Excision >2 years
  Gill cyst or fistula Excision >1 year
  Cystic lymphadenoma of the neck Excision Any age
  Funnel chest Sternal elevation or reversal 3 to 6 years
  Hemangioma Excision Any age
  Congenital myotonic neck Sternocleidomastoidectomy >1 year
  Umbilical hernia Hernia repair >2 years
  Ovariohyoid duct excision Neonatal period
  Inguinal hernia High ligation of hernia sac >3 months
  Syringomyelia Syringomyelia high ligation >1 year
  Hydronephrosis pyeloplasty any age
  Cryptorchidism Testicular fixation 1~2 years
  Circumcision Circumcision >3 years
  Circumcision Circumcision >3 years
  Hypospadias Urethroplasty 6~18 months
  Supra-Urethral Cleft Urethroplasty 2~3 years
  Biliary atresia Choledochoplasty 1~2 months
  Choledochal cyst Cystectomy, bile duct reconstruction Any age
  Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis Pyloroplasty Any age
  Congenital malrotation Intestinal repositioning + peritoneal band release Immediate surgery (when symptomatic)
  Congenital megacolon Radical surgery Any age
  Congenital anal atresia Anoplasty or colostomy 12 hours after birth
  Anal atresia combined with rectal navicular fossa or perineal fistula Anoplasty >6 months
  Sacrococcygeal teratoma Excision Neonatal
  Excision of polydactyly (toe) 6 months~1 year
  Syndactyly (toe) revision >2 years
  Congenital hip dislocation Closed reduction + brace 0~8 months
  Closed reduction + plaster fixation 8 months~3 years
  Open reduction + plaster fixation 3~7 years
  Congenital clubfoot Soft tissue release 1~3 years
  Bone shape correction 3~7 years old
  Triple joint fusion >10 years old
  Scoliosis Orthopedic surgery >5 years old
  Post-polio soft tissue surgery >5 years old
  Cerebral palsy Soft tissue surgery >5 years old
  Stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb Release surgery >2 years old