This title features clinically focused chapters that take an evidence-based approach to the management of pediatric surgical patients for residents in training and general surgeons in practice. It targets the practitioner who is well-versed in the basic tenets of patient care but who seeks to benefit from the expertise of a seasoned expert. It is a practical guide in the everyday clinical care of pediatric surgical patients for the advanced reader.
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Part I. Perioperative Care.- 1. Preoperative Assessment.- 2. Prenatal Diagnosis and Counseling.- 3. Epidural and Regional Anesthesia.- 4. Surgical Nutrition.- 5. Fast-track Protocols.- 6. Postoperative Complications.- Part II. Critical Care.- 7. Shock.- 8. Electrolyte Disorders.- 9. Vascular Access.- 10. Renal Failure.- 11. Respiratory Failure.- 12. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.- Part III. Trauma.- 13. Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation.- 14. Head Trauma.- 15. Neck Injuries.- 16. Burns.- 17. Abdominal Trauma.- 18. Thoracic Trauma.- 19. Spine injuries.- 20. Vascular injuries.- 21. Child Abuse.- Part IV. Head and Neck- 22. The Critical Airway.- 23. Bronchoscopy.- 24. Congenital Cysts of the Head & Neck.- 25. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders.- 26. Cervical Lymphadenopathy.- 27. Lymphatic Malformations.- 28. Tracheal stenosis.- Part V. Esophagus.- 29. Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula.- 30. Long-gap Esophageal Atresia.- 31. Esophageal Injuries.- 32. Esophageal Foreign Bodies.- 33. Foregut Duplications.- 34. Achalasia.- Part VI. Thorax and Mediastinum.- 35. Patent Ductus Arteriosus.- 36. Vascular Compression Syndromes.- 37. Congenital Lung Lesions.- 38. Lung Biopsy and Resection.- 39. Empyema.- 40. Pectus Deformities.- 41. Access to the Anterior Spine.- 42. Mediastinal Masses.- Part VII. Stomach and Small Intestine.- 43. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 44. Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis.- 45. Gastrostomy.- 46. Duodenal Atresia.- 47. Jejunal, Ileal, and Colonic Atresias.- 48. Abdominal Cysts and Duplications.- 49. Anomalies of Intestinal Rotation.- 50. Necrotizing Enterocolitis.- 51. Short Bowel Syndrome.- 52. Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction.- 53. Meconium Ileus.- 54. Intussusception.- 55. Meckel's Diverticulum.- 56. Chronic Abdominal Pain.- 57. Crohn's Disease.- 58. Ileostomy and Colostomy.- Part VIII. Colon, Rectum, and Anus.- 59. Constipation.- 60. Perianal Disease.- 61. Pilonidal Sinus Disease.- 62. Hirschsprung's Disease.- 63. Appendicitis.- 64. Ulcerative Colitis.- 65. Anorectal Malformations.- Part IX. Abdominal Wall, Peritoneum, and Diaphragm.- 66. Abdominal Wall Defects.- 67. Eventration of the Diaphragm.- 68. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.- 69. Abdominal Wall Hernias.- 70. Umbilical Disorders and Anomalies.- 71. Peritoneal Dialysis Access.- Part X. Liver, Biliary Tree, Pancreas, and Spleen.- 72. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia.- 73. Biliary Atresia.- 74. Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis.- 75. Choledochal Cyst.- 76. Hepatic Resection.- 77. Portal Hypertension.- 78. Hyperinsulinism.- 79. Pancreatitis.- 80. Disorders of the Spleen.- Part XI. Genitourinary.- 81. Disorders of the Renal Collecting System.- 82. Circumcision.- 83. Inguinal Hernia and Hydrocele.- 84. Undescended Testis.- 85. The Acute Scrotum.- 86. Benign Gynecologic Disorders.- 87. Cloacal Extrophy.- 88. Intersex.- 89. Congenital Anomalies of the Vagina and Uterus.- Part XII. Surgical Oncology.- 90. Neuroblastoma.- 91. Wilms Tumor.- 92. Rhabdomyosarcoma.- 93. Sacrococcygeal Teratoma.- 94. Ovarian Tumors.- 95. Testicular Tumors.- 96. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors.- 97. Liver Tumors.- 98. Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology.- Part XIII. Skin and Soft Tissues.- 99. Benign Skin Lesions.- 100. Atypical Nevi and Malignant Melanoma.- 101. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections.- 102. Vascular Anomalies.- 103. Breast Disorders.- Part XIII. Miscellaneous.- 104. Common Clinic Disorders and Office Procedures.- 105. Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- 106. Fetal surgery.- 107. Renovascular hypertension.- 108. Ventricular Shunts for Hydrocephalus.
