From: The scope of operative general paediatric surgical diseases in South Africa—the Chris Hani Baragwanath experience
Age group
Commonest procedure
n (%)
< 28 days
Laparotomy for complicated NEC and divided colostomy
60 (3.5%)
28 days–12 months
Inguinal herniotomy
77 (4.5%)
1–5 years
Gastroscopy (diagnostic/therapeutic)
51 (3%)
5–10 years
Appendicectomy
46 (2.7%)