Hepatobiliary sub-specialty
Mr Clarnette’s sub-specialty interest is paediatric hepatobiliary surgery — surgery of the liver, gallbladder and biliary tract in children. This is a small and highly specialised area of paediatric surgery, and Mr Clarnette performs the majority of paediatric hepatobiliary procedures in Melbourne and Victoria.
Conditions managed in this area include congenital and acquired disorders of the liver and biliary tract.
Anaesthesia for your child
Children’s surgery is carried out under general anaesthesia. For what to expect on the day and how to talk to your child about it, see anaesthesia for children’s surgery, written by paediatric anaesthetist Chantal McNally.
Referrals
GPs and paediatricians can refer to the practice by phone or email. Full referral details are on the contact page.
General paediatric surgery
Common procedures performed in the general paediatric surgical practice include:
- Hernias
- Lip & Tongue Tie
- Ingrown toenails
- Undescended / retractile testis
- Phimosis / Balanitis
- Circumcision
- Penile frenulum
- Anal fistula / abscess
- Constipation
- Rectal prolapse
- Skin lesions / skin tag
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Abdo pain / appendicitis