The definitive reference on pediatric surgery is now in its 4th Edition. Noted for its clarity and readability, this comprehensive resource offers authoritative, practical guidance on the entire range of pediatric surgical disorders. Coverage includes both the standard subject matter in the field, as well as today's hot topics, including minimally invasive surgery (MIS) · urology · bariatric surgery · and robotic surgery. A bonus CD-ROM demonstrates many of the new techniques and procedures discussed in the text.
? Places emphasis on thoracoscopic, laparoscopic, and in utero procedures.
? Offers the latest coverage in a single-volume, easily referenced text.
? Provides clinically focused guidance on a broad spectrum of pediatric surgical disorders.
? Is meticulously edited for clarity and readability.
? Provides expert coverage of minimally invasive surgery procedures, including laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.
? Covers hot topics not readily found in other texts, such as bariatric surgery in children and
? Includes video-clips on CD-ROM featuring MIS and other procedures.
? Features an all-new interior design, as well as 175 new line drawings and photographs.
? Introduces brand-new chapters written by new authors to keep the material relevant to today's physicians.
With more than 125 contributors
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Physiology of the newborn
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Nutritional support of the pediatric patient
18
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Anesthetic considerations
29
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Renal impairment
39
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Coagulopathies and sickle cell disease
51
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
64
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Mechanical ventilation in pediatric surgical disease
78
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Vascular access
105
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Surgical infectious disease
112
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Prenatal diagnosis and surgical intervention
130
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Foreign bodies
137
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Bites
146
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Burns
153
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Early assessment and management of trauma
168
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Thoracic trauma in children
185
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Abdominal and renal trauma
201
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Pediatric head trauma
217
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Pediatric orthopedic trauma
228
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Congenital chest wall deformities
245
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Tracheal obstruction and repair
264
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Bronchopulmonary malformations
276
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Acquired lesions of the lung and pleura
290
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia and eventration
304
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Mediastinal tumors
324
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The esophagus
330
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Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal malformations
352
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Thoracosopy in infants and children
371
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Gastroesophageal reflux
383
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Lesions of the stomach
405
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Intestinal atresia and stenosis
416
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Malrotation
435
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Meconium disease
448
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Necrotizing enterocolitis
461
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Hirschsprung's disease
477
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Imperforate anus and cloacal malformations
496
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Anorectal continence and management of constipation
518
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Acquired anorectal disorders
527
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Intussusception
533
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Alimentary tract duplications
543
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Meckel's diverticulum
553
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Inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal cancer
558
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Appendicitis
577
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Biliary tract disorders and portal hypertension
586
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Solid organ transplantation in children
609
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Lesions of the pancreas and spleen
639
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Congenital abdominal wall defects
659
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Umbilical and other abdominal wall hernias
670
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Laparoscopy
673
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Groin hernias and hydroceles
697
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Undescended testis and testicular tumors
706
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The acute scrotum
717
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Developmental and positional anomalies of the kidneys
723
53
Ureteral obstruction and malformations
732
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Urinary tract infection and vesicoureteral reflux
748
55
Bladder and urethra
766
56
Posterior urethral valves
781
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Bladder and cloacal exstrophy
793
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Hypospadias
807
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Circumcision
826
60
Prune-belly syndrome
831
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Intersex
851
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Urologic laparoscopy
864
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Renovascular hypertension
878
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Adjuvant therapy in childhood cancer
884
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Renal tumors
914
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Neuroblastoma
933
67
Lesions of the liver
950
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Teratomas, dermoids, and other soft tissue tumors
972
69
Lymphomas
997
70
Rhabdomyosarcoma
1019
71
Nevus and melanoma
1028
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Vascular anomalies
1038
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Head and neck sinuses and masses
1054
74
Pediatric and adolescent gynecology
1066
75
Breast diseases in children
1080
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Endocrine disorders and tumors
1088
77
Robotic surgery
1105
78
Bariatric surgical procedures in adolescence
1116