Principles and Practices of Pediatric Surgery is the most comprehensive, current, and authoritative reference on pediatric surgery.

Principles and Practices of Pediatric Surgery provides more clinically focused coverage of each organ system and features greatly expanded sections on surgical oncology, the thorax, the abdomen, and trauma.

Principles and Practices of Pediatric Surgery features:

• Diagnosis & treatment of all surgical diseases
• Step-by-step procedures
• Over 1,300 illustrations
• Greatly expanded clinical coverage
• Expanded sections on the thorax and abdomen

Contents

Basic Considerations

Part A: Scientific Principles

1. Cell Structure and Function
2. Principles of Genetics
3. The Fetus as a Patient
4. Common Problems and Complications of Premature and Full-Term Infants
5. Clinical Research and Evidence-based Pediatric Surgery
   ...and chapters 6-19

Part B: Trauma

20. Approach to the Pediatric Trauma Patient
21. Injury Prevention
22. Head Injury and Intracranial Pressure Management
23. Facial Trauma
24. Pediatric Neck Trauma
    ...and chapters 25-31

Part C: Oncology

32. Principles of Oncology
33. Oncogenesis
34. Angiogenesis and Vascular Anomalies
35. Renal Tumors
36. Neuroblastoma
    ...and chapters 36-51

Part D: Transplantation

45. Transplant Immunology and Clinical Immunosuppression
46. Organ Donation, Procurement, and Preservation
47. Pediatric Renal Transplantation
48. Liver, Intestine, and Multivisceral Transplantation in Children
49. Heart and Lung
    ...and chapters 50-51

Surgical Practice

Part A: Head and Neck

52. Ophthalmology
53. Craniofacial Anomalies
54. Cleft Lip and Cleft Plate
55. Otolaryngologic Disorders
56. Neck

Thorax

57. The Chest Wall
58. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
59. Subglottic Airway
60. Mediastinum and Pleura
61. Lung
    ...and chapters 62-70

Part D: Intestine

71. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
72. Stomach and Duodenum
73. Surgical Implications of Pediatric Obestiy
74. Small Intestine
75. Short Bowel Syndrome
    ...and chapters 76-85

Part E: Colon

86. Hirshsprung's Disease
87. Ulcerative Colitis
88. Colon
89. Rectum and Anus

Part F: Liver, Physiology and Pathophysiology

90. Liver Physiology and Pathophysiology
91. Surgical Liver Disease
92. Biliary Atresia
93. Disorders of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract

Part G: Spleen

94. Pediatric Spleen Surgery

Part H: Urinary and Genital Systems

95. Kidney
96. Upper Urinary Tract
97. Bladder Diseases in Childhood
98. Male Genital Tract
99. Hypospadias
    ...and chapters 100-101

Part I: Vascular System

102. Arterial Disease
103. Lymphatic and Venous Vascular Malformations
104. Vascular Access

Part J: Musculoskeletal System

105. Principles of Orthropedics
106. Hand

Part K: Skin and Soft Tissue

107. Surgical Disorders of the Skin

Part L: Central Nervous System

108. Central Nervous System

Part M: Conjoined Twins

109. Conjoined Twins

Index

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