Handbook of pediatric surgery

Handbook of Pediatric Surgery is an extensive yet concise distillation of the knowledge in its field, making for an ideal day-to-day reference guidebook. The sections include: Principles of Surgical Science; Fetal and Neonatal Surgery; General Children's Surgery; Principles of Pediatric Urology; Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas and Bile Ducts; Principles of Surgical Oncology; Pediatric Surgery in Clinical Practice; and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus. Written by distinguished authors from across the world, this book presents an international coalescence of perspectives that the reader will find truly enriching and instructive. Chandrasen K. Sinha is a Specialist Registrar in Pediatric Surgery at King's College Hospital in London, UK. Mark Davenport is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon at King's College Hospital in London, UK.

Milestones in pediatric surgery -- Fluids, electrolytes, and dehydration -- Metabolic response to injury and sepsis -- Shock -- Parenteral nutrition -- Hematology for surgeons -- Postoperative problems -- Neonatal physiology and care -- Fetal surgery: general principles -- Diaphragmatic hernia -- Esophageal atresia -- Pyloric stenosis -- Malrotation -- Intestinal atresia -- Necrotizing entercolitis -- Meconium ileus -- Hirschsprung's disease -- Anorectal malformations -- Abdominal wall defects -- Surgical neck pathology -- Developmental lung anomalies -- Gastro-esophageal reflux -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Acute abdomen -- Intussusception -- Appendicitis -- Rare causes of abdominal pain -- Crohn's disease -- Ulcerative colitis -- Short bowel syndrome -- Intestinal transplantation -- Vascular malformations -- Inguinal hernias and hydroceles -- The acute scrotum -- The undescended testes -- Miscellaneous problems of the male genitalia -- Miscellaneous surgical issues -- Basic pediatric lapraoscopy and thoracoscopy -- Urinary tract infection -- The ureter -- Vesico-ureteric reflux -- Neurogenic bladder -- Posterior urethral valves -- Hypospadias -- Bladder exstrophy, epispadias, …