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1200 illustrations and detailed text deliver thorough coverage of pediatric surgical techniques

Includes 2 DVDs with surgical video clips

Featuring contributions from 132 world-renowned experts, Pediatric Surgery covers the clinical, diagnostic, and management aspects of all major pediatric conditions requiring surgery. Readers will find coverage of all the latest topics such as nanotechnology, endoscopic and minimal invasive procedures, lasers, robotic surgery, molecular genetics, stem cell regeneration, and bariatric surgery. The book is enriched by 1200 illustrations and 2 DVDs with surgical video clips.

Coverage includes:
Overview of the Specialty,Ventilatory Support,Pediatric Anesthesia,Nuclear Imaging,Interventional Radiology,Postoperative Care,Management of Terminal Illnesses,Trauma,Thoracic Surgery,Gastrointestinal Surgery,Neurosurgery,Vascular Disorders,Head and Neck Surgery,Pediatric Surgical Specialties,Recent Advances

Contents:

Contents1: Basic Pediatric Surgery

1. Pediatric Surgery-Overview of the Specialty .............................................................................. 03

DK Gupta

2. Evolution of Pediatric Surgery........................................................................................................ 10

IC Pathak

3. Molecular Biology and the Pediatric Surgeon................................................................................ 21

Arun Chaudhury, M Srinivas

4. Growth and Development in Pediatric Surgical Practice............................................................... 34

KN Agarwal, DK Agarwal

5. Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatric Surgery ................................................................................... 48

V Ravikumar, M Srinivas

6. Shock in Children-Surgeon's Perspective.................................................................................... 65

DK Gupta, Archana Puri

7. Blood Component Therapy.............................................................................................................. 82

VP Choudhry

8. Ventilatory Support in Children..................................................................................................... 90

DK Pawar

9. Pediatric Anesthesia-General Considerations............................................................................ 103

Ravinder K Batra, Anand Sharma

10. Relief of Postoperative Pain in Children...................................................................................... 123

MK Arora, G Prasad

11. Common Radiological Procedures in Pediatric Surgery............................................................... 131

AK Gupta, Ashok Srinivasan

12. Nuclear Imaging in Pediatric Surgery........................................................................................... 140

CS Bal, Ajay Kumar

13. Pediatric Interventional Radiology............................................................................................... 168

Deep N Srivastava, Bobby Batra, Dheeraj Gandhi

14. Postoperative Care.......................................................................................................................... 180

Bikramjit Singh Sangha

15. Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Surgery ......................................... 199

V Ravikumar, M Srinivas

16. Fungal Infections in Pediatric Surgical Patients.......................................................................... 210

Nissar A Bhat, DK Gupta

17. Ethics in Pediatric Surgery............................................................................................................ 215

P Madhok

18. Esophagoscopy............................................................................................................................... 222

B Othersen Jr, HS Hassan

19. Pediatric Bronchoscopy.................................................................................................................. 229

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

20. Management of Terminal Illnesses................................................................................................ 238

Kanishka Das, M Charles, Ashley L J D'Cruz

Section 2: Trauma

21. Pediatric Trauma............................................................................................................................ 253

Azad B Mathur, NC Featherstone

22. Head Injuries in Children............................................................................................................. 264

BS Sharma, Feiz Uddin Ahmad

23. Pediatric Abdominal Trauma......................................................................................................... 272

David A Lloyd, Gunninder Soin

24. Soft Tissue Trauma........................................................................................................................ 286

DK Gupta, Lalit Parida

25. Vascular Injuries in Children........................................................................................................ 298

Nagarajan Kumaran, Rob A Wheeler

26. Pediatric Burns............................................................................................................................... 307

K Mathingi Ramakrishnan, V Jayaraman

27. Traumatic Hemobilia in Children................................................................................................. 321

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

Section 3: Thoracic Surgery

28. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children........................................................................................... 329

J Boix-Ochoa

29. Thal Fundoplication...................................................................................................................... 357

Keith W Ashcraft

30. Achalasia Cardia............................................................................................................................ 363

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

31. Esophageal Strictures..................................................................................................................... 369

Shailinder J Singh, Leela Kapila

32. Esophageal Replacement with Colon............................................................................................ 382

D K Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

33. Gastric Tube Esophageal Replacement ........................................................................................ 391
Gabriel O Ionescu

34. Gastric Transposition..................................................................................................................... 409

D K Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

35. Jejunal Interposition as a Substitute of Esophagus ..................................................................... 422

Kohei Hashizume, Antonio Dessanti

36. Colon Patch Esophagoplasty......................................................................................................... 426

Enaam Raboei

37. Esophageal Perforation.................................................................................................................. 432

HS Hassan, B Othersen

38. Principles of Lung Resection......................................................................................................... 437

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

39. Lung Anomalies............................................................................................................................. 448

John Aiken

40. Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess.................................................................................................. 471

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

41. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children............................................................................................ 478

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

42. Chylothorax.................................................................................................................................... 491

Spencer W Beasley

43. Empyema Thoracis......................................................................................................................... 495

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

44. Chest Wall Deformities.................................................................................................................. 510

Amulya K Saxena, Gunter H Willital

Section 4: Gastrointestinal Surgery

45. Disorders of the Umbilicus............................................................................................................ 523

Sudipta Sen

46. Inguinal Hernia and Hydrocele.................................................................................................... 527

AR Williams, SJ Singh, L Kapila

47. Rare Pediatric Hernias................................................................................................................... 534

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma, Kamlesh Pal

48. Peritonitis in Childhood............................................................................................................... 544

Rajiv Chadha

49. Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis........................................................................................ 564

Sengamalai Manoharan, Azad B Mathur

50. Gastric Volvulus............................................................................................................................ 570

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

51. Gastrointestinal Bleeding ............................................................................................................. 575

AK Basu, D Basak

52. Idiopathic Primary Intussusception............................................................................................... 581

Essam El-Sahwi

53. Meckel's Diverticulum.................................................................................................................. 587

M Gregor Walker, F Carl Davis

54. Appendicitis .................................................................................................................................. 596

Kurosh Paya

55. Short Bowel Syndrome.................................................................................................................. 618

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

56. Intestinal Obstruction ................................................................................................................... 633

Alpana Prasad, Rajiv Chadha

57. Abdominal Tuberculosis................................................................................................................ 646

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

58. Alimentary Tract Duplications ..................................................................................................... 659

Richard G Azizkhan

59. Bezoars in Children....................................................................................................................... 671

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

60. Ascariasis Lumbricoides................................................................................................................. 678

Essam-El-Sawhi

61. Hirschsprung's Disease.................................................................................................................. 681

Edward Kiely

62. Total Colonic Aganglionosis......................................................................................................... 696

Lester W Martin

63. Variant Hirschsprung's Disease..................................................................................................... 701

Prem Puri

64. Swenson's Pull-through................................................................................................................ 709

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

65. Duhamel's Pull-through ............................................................................................................... 717

Sandeep Agarwala

66. Soave's (Boley Scot) Endorectal Pull-through.............................................................................. 723

DK Gupta, Manish Pathak, Shilpa Sharma

67. Transanal Endorectal Pull-through............................................................................................... 733

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

68. Crohn's Disease.............................................................................................................................. 741

Robert Cywes, Arnold G Coran

69. Ulcerative Colitis........................................................................................................................... 758

Robert Cywes, Arnold G Coran

70. Polyposis Syndromes..................................................................................................................... 771

AF Scharli

71. Anorectal Malformations: Anatomy and Physiology .................................................................. 776

Pradip Mukherjee, MK Bhattacharyya

72. Anorectal Malformations: Diagnosis and Management .............................................................. 787

SN Kureel, RK Tandon

73. Anorectal Malformations: Pena's Perspectives.............................................................................. 816

Shilpa Sharma, Alberto Pena

74. Anomalies Associated with Anorectal Malformations ................................................................ 825

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

75. Complications Following PSARP................................................................................................. 833

Alex Holschneider, DK Gupta

76. Congenital Pouch Colon............................................................................................................... 846

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

77. Persistent Cloaca............................................................................................................................ 857

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma, Alex Holschneider

78. Anorectal Malformations: Current Perspectives............................................................................ 874

DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma

79. Rectal Ectasia.................................................................................................................................. 884

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta

80. Fecal Incontinence and Constipation............................................................................................ 889

Anju Goyal, Paul D Losty

81. Bowel Management....................................................................................................................... 899

Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta, Alberto Pena

Section 5: Hepatobiliary system

82. Diseases of the Gallbladder in Children...................................................................................... 909

Mark Devenport

83. Hepatic Hemangiomas .................................................................................................................. 918

Mark Devenport

84. Liver Abscess in Children.............................................................................................................. 925

Mark D Stringer

85. Hydatid Disease............................................................................................................................. 936

SN Oak, Prakash Agarwal, M Chavarkar

86. Liver Resections and Allograft Preparation.................................................................................. 949