Innovations and Evolving Practices in General Paediatric Surgery
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: paediatric surgery; minimally invasive and robotic surgery; artificial intelligence; surgical innovation; gastrointestinal surgery; intestinal failure
Interests: newborn surgery; minimally invasive surgery; surgical innovation; thoracic surgery; malformation
Interests: paediatric surgery; minimally invasive and robotic surgery; artificial intelligence; surgical innovation; gastrointestinal surgery; 3D printed models for simulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
General paediatric surgery has undergone significant evolution over the past decades, integrating minimally invasive techniques, enhanced perioperative care, and precision-based strategies. A field that was once limited to open surgery is now increasingly complemented by laparoscopic, robotic, and image-guided approaches. Moreover, the emergence of multidisciplinary care, advances in neonatology, and improved understanding of rare paediatric diseases have reshaped the landscape of general paediatric surgery. As surgical indications and technologies evolve, so does the need to reassess outcomes, training, and guidelines.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue titled “Innovations and Evolving Practices in General Paediatric Surgery” in the open-access journal Children (MDPI).
This Special Issue aims to highlight current trends, challenges, and innovations in general paediatric surgery. It is aligned with the journal’s scope of advancing health and well-being in children through clinical, surgical, and translational research.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Minimally invasive and robotic surgery;
- Neonatal and gastrointestinal surgery;
- New technologies (e.g., ICG, 3D modelling, surgical simulation, artificial intelligence);
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS);
- Surgical education and training;
- Multicentre or international outcome comparisons.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Riccardo Coletta
Dr. Andrea F. Conforti
Dr. Alessandro Raffaele
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- paediatric surgery
- minimally invasive surgery
- neonatal surgery
- robotic surgery
- ERAS
- congenital malformations
- surgical innovation
- paediatric surgical oncology
- intestinal surgery
- laparoscopy
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