Main description:

This concise digest offers a practically oriented and up-to-date overview of all subjects in pediatric surgery according to the European surgical curriculum. Additionally, interdisciplinary aspects concerning pediatrics, adult surgery, obstetrics and other disciplines working with children are considered. The tables enable quick access to indications for the operative and conservative therapy with schematic step-by-step illustrations for nearly all surgical procedures.

Contents:

1. What is Pediatric Surgery?.- 2. Timing of operations in pediatric surgical patients.- 3. Preoperative management.- 4. The newborn as a pediatric surgical patient.- 5. Enteral / Parenteral nutrition.- 6. Emergencies / Resuscitation.- 7. Blood / Blood-products transfusion.- 8. Pain management.- 9. Wounds / Surgical techniques.- 10. Minimal invasive surgery principles.- 11. Imaging in Pediatric Surgery.- 12. Expert opinion.- 13. Special situations.- 14. Birth Trauma.- 15. Skull.- 16. Spinal column.- 16. Face.- 17. Neck.- 18. Thorax.- 19. Diaphragm.- 20. Esophagus.- 21. Abdominal wall.- 22. Abdomen.- 23. Stomach and Duodenum.- 24. Intestinal congenital malformations.- 25. Intestinal diseases.- 26. Anorectal diseases.- 27. Inflammatory bowel diseases.- 28. Blunt abdominal trauma.- 29. Liver and Pancreas.- 30. Liver and Pancreas.- 31. Pediatric surgical oncology.- 32. Urogenital Tract.- 33. Penis.- 34. Testicles.- 35. Vagina and External female genitalia.- 36. Ovarian cysts.- 37. Kidney and Bladder.- 38. Kidney insufficiency.- 39. Skin and Soft tissues.- 40. Osteoarticular system.- 41. Skeletal system.- 42. Embryology.- 43. Vaccinations.- 44. Notifiable infectious diseases.- 45. Fever types.- 46. Catheter sizes.- 47. Reference values.- 48. Commonly used pharmaceuticals.- 49. Syndromes.