The eighth edition of the acclaimed text Operative Pediatric Surgery continues to provide a unique level of comprehensive detail on the full range of surgically treatable conditions presented in neonate and childhood as well as in utero.
Written by expert international authors, all chapters cover both minimal access and open surgery, with operative techniques illustrated by both high-quality colour line artwork, operative photographs, and a library of video clips.
Encompassing the full range of pediatric surgery operations that both trainee and experienced pediatric surgeons require, this established operative guide is the standard reference for the pediatric surgeon and will ensure that they can access the most up to date and authoritative information to benefit their clinical practice.
ensures authoritative coverage of all aspects of pediatric surgery
includes the latest operative techniques
reviews alternative surgical approaches
aids visualisation by the inclusion of over 1000 illustrations
establishes total confidence
Videos. Preface. List of abbreviations used. Acknowledgments.
Contributors. Vascular access. HEAD AND NECK. Head and neck surgery.
Tracheostomy. ENDOSCOPY. Bronchoscopy. Esophageal dilatation.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography. Colonoscopy. THORACIC. Principles of thoracic
surgery. Esophageal atresia: Open and thoracoscopic approaches. Esophageal
replacement with colon. Esophageal replacement with transposition of the
stomach. Esophageal replacement with jejunal interposition. Congenital
diaphragmatic hernia. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Eventration of the
diaphragm. Principles of lung surgery. Empyema. Chylothorax. Mediastinal
masses. Chest wall deformities. Patent ductus arteriosus. Thoracoscopic
sympathectomy. Thymectomy. ABDOMINAL. Inguinal hernia, hydrocele, and other
hernias of the abdominal wall. Exomphalos/omphalocele. Gastroschisis.
Abdominal surgery: General principles of access. Fundoplication. Total
esophagogastric dissociation. Achalasia. Gastrostomy. Pyloromyotomy.
Bariatric surgery. Duodenal atresia and stenosis. Malrotation. Congenital
atresia and stenosis of the intestine. Meconium ileus. Vitellointestinal
(omphalomesenteric) duct anomalies. Duplications of the alimentary tract.
Intussusception. Appendectomy. Necrotizing enterocolitis. Anorectal
malformation. Cloaca. Laparoscopic surgery and imaging-directed surgery for
anorectal malformation. The Malone antegrade continence enema. Hirschsprung
disease. Inflammatory bowel disease. Rectal polyps. Acquired anorectal
disorders: Prolapse, fistula, and hemorrhoids. Colostomy formation and
closure. Surgery of short bowel syndrome: Longitudinal intestinal lengthening
and tailoring and serial transverse enteroplasty. Surgery of portal
hypertension. Cholecystectomy. Surgery for biliary atresia: Open and
laparoscopic. Choledochal malformation. Splenectomy. TUMORS. Liver resection.
Wilms tumor. Neuroblastoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma. Sacrococcygeal teratoma.
ENDOCRINE. Thyroidectomy. Pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinism. Adrenalectomy.
UROLOGY AND GYNECOLOGY. Cystourethroscopy. Ureteropelvic junction
obstruction. Nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy. Vesicoureteric reflux: Open
and minimally invasive treatment. Ureteric duplication. Urinary diversion.
Renal calculi. Posterior urethral valves. Hypospadias. Orchidopexy.
Testicular torsion. Circumcision, meatotomy, meatoplasty, and preputioplasty.
Varicocele. Bladder exstrophy and epispadias. Surgical treatment of disorders
of sexual development. Ovarian cyst and tumors. TRAUMA. Burns and burn
surgery. Thoracic trauma. Abdominal trauma. SPECIAL SECTION. Vascular
anomalies. Fetal surgery. Kidney transplantation. Liver transplantation.
Intestinal transplantation. Interventional radiology. Exposure for spinal
surgery. Surgery of conjoined twins. Index.
Mark Davenport, ChM FRCS (Paeds) FRCS (Eng), Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
James D. Geiger, MD, Daniel H. Teitelbaum Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan, CS Mott Children's Hospital, Michigan
