Informa Healthcare - web catalogue

A one-stop, comprehensive text on pediatric surgery, this source covers each case a physician may encounter upon treating the pediatric surgical patient, from fetus to adolescent. It provides separate and concise chapters. Each chapter concentrates on a specific area of the body, highlights common surgical errors and complications, and covers approaches and techniques for managing such complications.

With key expert opinions in each section, this text explores:

• head and neck surgery
• thoracic and chest wall surgery
• extracorporeal life support, fetal surgery
• abdominal wall and hernia surgery
• intestinal and vascular access
• esophageal surgery
• stomach, duodenum, and small intestine
• colon and anorectal surgery
• appendicitis
• hepatobiliary surgery
• surgery of the spleen
• oncologic surgery
• laparoscopic and thorascopic surgery
• pediatric trauma
• transplantation
• urologic surgery