Current practice and emerging trends in management of common surgical congenital malformations in neonates

Congenital malformations are significant but underrecognized cause of mortality and morbidity due to disability in neonates in almost every part of the world. Their occurrence, subsequent management and outcome are direct or indirect indicators of health parameters in a community. Current scenario is changing and significant development has been made in early diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies. But, this improvement has been largely limited to developed nations. In this review article author shall discuss epidemiology, presentation and current trends in management of common surgically manageable malformations.