Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery

Editor Peter Mattei, MD, FACS, FAAP Associate Professor of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of General Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Associate Editors Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Madison, WI, USA Michael D. Rollins, II, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Christopher S. Muratore, MD, FACS Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA

Preoperative Assessment and Preparation.- Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling.- Epidural and Regional Anesthesia.- Enteral Nutrition and Access.- Parenteral Nutrition.- Enhanced Recovery Protocols.- Quality Improvement, Education, and Outcomes Research.- Shock.- Electrolyte Abnormalities.- Vascular Access.- Acute Kidney Injury.- Ventilation.- Extracorporeal Life Support.- Conjoined Twins.- Trauma Resuscitation.- Concussion.- Acute Head Trauma.- Neck Injuries.- Spine Trauma.- Burns.- Abdominal Trauma.- Thoracic Trauma.- Vascular Injury.- Hand Injuries.- Child Abuse.- The Critical Airway.- Bronchoscopy.- Benign Neck Masses.- Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease.- Esophageal Atresia and Tracheo-esophageal Fistula.- Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia.- Managing the Complex Esophagus.- Esophageal Injuries and Replacement.- Foregut Duplications.- Achalasia.- Persistent Ductus Arteriosus.- Vascular Compression Syndromes.- Congenital Lung Lesions.- Lung Biopsy and Resection.- Diseases of the PleuralSpace.- Pectus Deformities.- Mediastinal Tumors.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis.- Surgical Enteral Access.- Duodenal Atresia.- Intestinal Atresia.- Abdominal Cysts and Duplications.- Anomalies of Intestinal Rotation.- Necrotizing Enterocolitis.- Short Bowel Syndrome.- Meconium Ileus.- Intussusception.- Meckel's Diverticulum.- Bariatric Surgery.- Chronic Abdominal Pain.- Crohn's Disease.- Ileostomy and Colostomy.- Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Enterocutaneous Fistula.- Constipation and Fecal Incontinence.- Hirschsprung Disease.- Perianal Disease.- Pilonidal Disease.- Appendicitis.- Ulcerative Colitis and Familial Polyposis.- Anorectal Malformations.- Gastroschisis.- Omphalocele.- Eventration of the Diaphragm.- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.- Uncommon Hernias.- Umbilical Disorders.- Peritoneal Dialysis.- Ventricular Shunts for Hydrocephalus.- Disorders of the Abdominal Aorta and Major Branches.- Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia.- Biliary Atresia.- CongenitalIntrahepatic Cholestasis.- Cholecystitis.- Choledochal Cysts.- Hepatic Resection.- Portal Hypertension.- Congenital Hyperinsulinism.- Pancreatic Disorders.- Surgical Disorders of the Spleen.- Vesicoureteral Reflux.- Renal Abnormalities.- Penile Anomalies and Circumcision.- Inguinal Hernia and Hydrocele.- Undescended Testis.- Acute Scrotum.- Cloacal Exstrophy.- Disorders of Sex Development.- Vagina.- Neuroblastoma.- Wilms Tumor.- Adrenal Tumors.- Rhabdomyosarcoma.- Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft-tissue Sarcoma.- Sacrococcygeal Teratoma.- Ovarian Tumors.- Testicular Tumors.- Liver Tumors.- Musculoskeletal Tumors.- Benign Skin Lesions.- Nevi and Malignant Melanoma.- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections.- Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations.- Disorders of the Breast. 

"The book is 'meant for pediatric and general surgeons, pediatric surgery fellows, surgery residents, and other advanced practitioners...Finally, it is hoped that pediatric surgery fellows will find this book to be a rich and up-to-date source of pertinent information related to the actual day-to-day care of the surgical child....' ... overall it will be enjoyed and used by the intended audience with delight and thanks for some years to come." (Robert Arensman, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2017)