Main description:

Key Clinical Topics in Paediatric Surgery offers an indispensable and practical guide for exam revision and clinical practice. Written and edited by specialists with a wealth of experience, this book provides rapid access to the core surgical topics. Presented in a concise and easy-to-digest format, Paediatric Surgery delivers the essential clinical knowledge and practical skills, for paediatric surgeons in training.

Over 100 topics presented in alpha order, from Abdominal trauma to Wilms' tumour
Succinct coverage of all aspects of diagnosis, surgical techniques and management
Effective exam revision for FRCS(Paed Surg), FRCS(Gen Surg) and MRCS candidates
Highly illustrated with clinical photographs and algorithms to aid visual memory of topics

Contents:

Abdominal trauma
Achalasia
Acute scrotum (including neonatal torsion)
Anorectal malformation in females
Anorectal malformation in males
Antenatal hydronephrosis
Appendicitis
Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans
Biliary atresia
Bladder dysfunction
Branchial remnants
Central venous access techniques
Chest wall deformities
Child protection
Choledochal malformation
Cholelithiasis
Chronic abdominal pain
Cloaca
Colonic atresia
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital Pulmonary Adenomatous Malformations
Consent in paediatric surgery
Crohns disease
Cystic hygroma
Diabetes Mellitus
Disorders of Sexual Development - 1
Disorders of sexual development - 2
Duodenal atresia
Duplications of the urological system
Empyema
Endocrine conditions presenting to paediatric surgery
Epigastric hernia
Exomphalos
Exstrophy-epispadias complex
Faecal incontinence and constipation
Femoral hernia
Gastric and oesophageal foreign bodies
Gastric volvulus
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastroschisis
Germ cell tumours
Growth disorder
Haematological malignant disease
Haematuria
Head trauma
Hepatoblastoma
Hirschsprung's disease
Hydrocele
Hypospadias-distal
Hypospadias-proximal
Inguinal hernia
Inhaled foreign body
Intussusception
Long gap oesophageal atresia
Long segment Hirschsprung's disease
Lymphadenopathy
Malrotation
Management of the wetting child
Meatal stenosis
Meckels' diverticulum
Meconium ileus
Minimal access surgery in neonates
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Neuroblastoma
Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula
Osteosarcoma
Paediatric anaesthesia
Paediatric bariatric surgery
Paediatric breast disease
Paediatric cardiac surgery
Paediatric gynaecology
Paediatric neurosurgery
Paediatric ophthalmology
Paediatric orthopaedic surgery
Paediatric otorhinolaryngology
Paediatric plastic surgery
Paediatric transplantation
Pancreatitis
Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction
Perianal disease
Peri-operative care - surgical safety and human factors
Posterior urethral valves
Post-operative care
Prenatal diagnosis and counselling
Pyloric atresia
Pyloric stenosis
Rectal prolapse
Renal failure
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Salivary gland lesions
Short bowel syndrome
Skin lesions
Small bowel atresia
Small bowel duplications
Soft tissue tumours
Spleen disorders
Thoracic trauma
Thyroglossal cyst
Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders
Tracheal anomalies
Ulcerative colitis
Umbilical disease
Undescended testis
Urethral fistula
Urinary tract infection
Urolithiasis
Varicocele
Vascular anomalies in paediatrics
Vesicoureteral reflux
Vesico-ureteric junction obstruction
Wilms' tumour