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# Surgery

This week
24th March 2024 - 28th March 2024
Children 'suffering' as life-changing surgery delayed at Temple Street after spinal controversy
Parents and a consultant have raised concerns about the impact of long waiting lists on children’s quality of life.
Several hundred children are currently waiting for spinal and orthoepaedic surgery at Temple Street
Many children who require time-sensitive surgery have been waiting for months
The hospital has been embroiled in controversy since it emerged that one child died and others suffered serious post-surgery complications
Last year
2023
Dupont expected to return to France squad after surgery for fractured cheekbone
'Medical tourists' urged to fully research their procedure and protections before travelling
Woman receives UK’s first womb transplant after her sister acts as living donor
All time
Blow for Galway as full-back ruled out for season after serious knee injury in Sigerson game
Irish Kidney Association calls for clarity after transplant postponed over ICU capacity issues
Liverpool expect Elliott to return this season after successful ankle surgery
Mayo's McLaughlin undergoes operation after suffering double jaw fracture against Dublin
Power ruled out of Galway Festival over back surgery, Samcro allotted top weight
Irish jockey suffers fractured back and broken ribs in bad fall
'We're keeping them in the loop' - Munster updating Springboks on Snyman fitness ahead of Lions tour
Leicester striker Vardy to undergo hernia operation
Tiger Woods facing another spell out after undergoing fifth back operation
Andres Iniesta vows to play on after surgery
'He will be a real loss' - Munster's Matt Gallagher set for shoulder surgery
Gomez's surgery on damaged tendon 'successful', but no timescale for comeback
Cruel setback for Ulster's Will Addison as he's ruled out for several months
Opinion: 'The HSE should reverse centralisation policy to avoid disastrous waiting lists'
'We should treat type 2 diabetes the way we treat cancer'
Sanchez ruled out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery
World Cup worry for England as Vunipola ruled out for at least three months
'She is a true warrior': Campaign to raise funds for Irish woman who needs transplant in UK
Recovery from heart surgery will see All-Star nominee miss start of 2019 season
'Very concerning': Pet surgeries may be postponed due to shortage of anaesthetic drug
US Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cancer removed from lung
Leinster back Joe Tomane ruled out of action for up to five months
Family believes woman who died after minor surgery would be alive if there was 'proper handover of care'
'That's where you're getting so much punishment - three massive free shots'
NHS suspends vaginal mesh operations in England over risk of 'life-changing injuries'
Triple world champ Lomachenko has gone under the knife for shoulder injury
'I was in pain all the time': Pregnant woman denied treatment for 'gangrenous ovarian cyst'
Health Minister cancels meeting with women who suffered vaginal mesh complications
World's first total penis and scrotum transplant takes place in US
'I'm elated, relieved': Over €111k raised to send Cork teen to US for urgent brain tumour surgery
Sean O'Brien set to miss out on Leinster's semi-final clash with Scarlets
Blow to PSG's Champions League hopes as Neymar set for surgery
Stephen Fry is recovering from prostate cancer surgery
'Aisling's curve is now 70%': Minister says waiting four years for scoliosis surgery is too long
'People are dying': Life-saving surgeries delayed or cancelled due to intensive care bed shortage
Myth debunked: Age isn't a risk factor for complications after surgery among older patients