Surgical corrections: Correct timing

Many congenital anomalies amenable to surgery, while not incompatible with life may seriously hamper the growth and development of the infant if allowed to remain uncorrected. Knowledge of optimal age for correction of the lesions is of great value to the physician, since needless premature surgical referrals and prolongation beyond the optimal time may be avoided. This article brings forward few of the important surgical conditions commonly encountered in neonatal and pediatric practice and briefly reviews the optimal age for their surgical correction.