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Tonsil surgery or tonsil and adenoid surgery: Caring for your child after the operation

Tonsils and adenoids may be removed if they become enlarged. Read about surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids and how to help your child recover.

Adenoid surgery: Caring for your child after the operation

Children may have their adenoids removed to relieve pressure or reduce infections. Learn about adenoid surgery and recovery following adenoid surgery.

Tonsillectomy with obstructive sleep apnea

If tonsils become enlarged and cause obstructive sleep apnea, they may be surgically removed. Read about tonsillectomy.

Chiari malformation

A Chiari malformation is when the lower part of the brain sits too low in your child's neck. Read about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and surgical treatment.

Adenoidectomy with obstructive sleep apnea: Caring for your child after the operation

Children undergoing an adenoidectomy with obstructive sleep apnea require extra attention following surgery. Read about adenoidectomy and recovery.

Jaw surgery: Caring for your child's mouth and teeth after the operation

Following jaw surgery, it is important to properly care for your child's teeth and mouth. Learn how to keep your child's jaw clean following jaw surgery.

Brachial plexus operation

A brachial plexus operation is performed to repair damaged nerves. Learn about how to prepare your child for surgery and take care of them at home.

Ureteral reimplant: Caring for your child at home

A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.

Syndactyly in the hands: Treatment

The treatment for hand syndactyly is surgery. The surgical approach for each hand is dependent on the type of syndactyly and which fingers are involved. Learn about the surgery and how to care for your child after the procedure.

Pre-operative visit for heart surgery

Before your child has heart surgery, you will need to come in for a pre-operative visit. The team will assess your child's health and answer any questions you have about the operation.

Pacemaker surgery

Pacemaker surgery is required to give a patient a pacemaker. Learn about what a pacemaker is, how the surgery is done and what happens after surgery.

Nasal polypectomy: Removing nasal polyps

Nasal polyps are growths in the nose that impair breathing. Learn about nasal polypectomy, the surgical removal of nasal polyps and recovery after surgery.

Surgery for brain tumours

Extensive tips, issues and a detailed description of brain surgery for a child with a brain tumour. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.

Choanal atresia: Unilateral

In unilateral choanal atresia only one side of the nasal passage is blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.

Surgical procedures for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Several types of surgical procedures may be used in the treatment of JIA or JIA-related conditions. These include joint injections, joint replacement surgery, jaw surgery, cataract surgery, or glaucoma surgery.

Jaw surgery: Information for teens

This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.

Spina bifida: Treatment and caring for your child after surgical repair

Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.

Pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty

Your child has been recommended to have an operation to help correct nasal-sounding speech (hypernasality). The operation is called a pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty.

Nephrectomy: Caring for your child at home

Nephrectomy is an operation to remove one of your child's kidneys. Learn how to take care of your child at home after the operation.

Hernia repair: Care for your child after the operation

Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.

Furlow palatoplasty

Your child has been recommended to have an operation to help correct nasal-sounding speech (hypernasality). The operation is called a Furlow palatoplasty.

Abdominal and pelvic laparoscopic surgery

Learn about laparoscopic surgery, a technique that uses small cuts to insert a camera and tools into the abdomen or pelvic area to perform a surgical procedure.

After idiopathic scoliosis surgery

Every patient's recovery following scoliosis surgery is different. Read about what to expect following your child’s surgery including how they will be monitored immediately after the operation, during recovery and after discharge from the hospital.

Ureteral reimplant surgery

A ureteral reimplant is an operation to fix a ureter that is not connected to the bladder properly. Read what to expect after ureteral reimplant surgery.

Surgical procedures and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)