Newborn Surgery 3E

Praise for the Previous Edition:"Chapters cover the full spectrum of speciality neonatal surgery as well as a comprehensive general overview of the guiding principles ... . In both these regards this text represents one of the best and would be a valuable reference in the neonatal library."-Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health "We have found the book valuable in furthering our understanding of the [surgical] problems we see on a day to day basis. Many of the lesions in question are relatively rare, which makes the superspecialist multiauthor approach most valuable. ...I would therefore recommend this book to fellow paediatricians...."-Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition ]]>.

Cover -- Book title -- Contents -- Contributors -- Prefaces -- PART I: GENERAL -- 1 Embryology of malformations -- 2 Perinatal physiology -- 3 Clinical anatomy of the newborn -- 4 The epidemiology of birth defects -- 5 Perinatal diagnosis of surgical disease -- 6 Fetal counseling for surgical malformations -- 7 Fetal and birth trauma -- 8 Transport of the surgical neonate -- 9 Preoperative assessment -- 10 Anesthesia -- 11 Postoperative management -- 12 Fluid and electrolyte balance in the newborn -- 13 Nutrition -- 14 Vascular access in the newborn -- 15 Radiology in the newborn -- 16 Immune system of the newborn -- 17 Neonatal sepsis -- 18 Hematological problems in the neonate -- 19 Genetics in neonatal surgical practice -- 20 Ethical considerations in newborn surgery -- 21 Minimal invasive neonatal surgery -- 22 Fetal surgery -- 23 Liver transplantation -- PART II: HEAD AND NECK -- 24 Choanal atresia -- 25 Pierre Robin Sequence -- 26 Macroglossia -- 27 Tracheostomy in infants -- 28 Congenital cysts and sinuses of the neck -- PART III: CHEST -- 29 Congenital thoracic deformities -- 30 Mediastinal masses in the newborn -- 31 Congenital airway malformations -- 32 Vascular rings --…