Full 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.
The second edition has been fully updated and features new chapters on hyperhidrosis, chylothorax and mediastinal masses.
Key Points
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
Previous edition (9781907816581) published in 2013
Contents
Abdominal and thoracic trauma
Achalasia
Acute scrotum
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
Chylothorax
Cloaca
Colonic atresia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital lung malformations
Consent in paediatric surgery
Constipation and faecal incontinence
Crohn's disease
Cystic hygroma
Diabetes mellitus
Disorders/Differences in sex development
Disorders/Differences in sex development
Duodenal atresia
Duplications of the urological system
Empyema
Endocrine conditions presenting to paediatric surgery
Exomphalos
Exstrophy-epispadias complex
Femoral hernia
Gastric and oesophageal foreign bodies
Gastric volvulus
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastroschisis
Germ cell tumours
Growth disorders
Haematological malignant disease
Haematuria
Head trauma
Hepatoblastoma
Hirschsprung disease
Hydrocele
Hyperhidrosis
Hypospadias - distal
Hypospadias - proximal
Inguinal hernia
Inhaled foreign body
Intussusception
Long segment Hirschsprung disease
Lymphadenopathy
Malrotation
Management of the wetting child
Meatal stenosis
Meckel diverticulum
Meconium ileus
Mediastinal masses
Minimal access surgery in neonates
Necrotising enterocolitis
Neuroblastoma
Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula
Oesophageal atresia - long gap
Osteosarcoma
Paediatric anaesthesia
Paediatric bariatric surgery
Paediatric breast disease
Paediatric cardiac surgery
Paediatric gynaecology
Paediatric neurosurgery
Paediatric orthopaedic surgery
Paediatric otorhinolaryngology
Paediatric plastic surgery
Paediatric transplantation
Pancreatitis
Pelviureteric junction obstruction
Perianal disease and anal laceration
Posterior urethral valves
Pyloric atresia
Pyloric stenosis
Rectal prolapse
Renal failure
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Salivary gland lesions
Short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure
Skin lesions
Small bowel atresia
Small bowel duplications
Soft tissue tumours
Spleen disorders
Thyroid and parathyroid glands
Thyroglossal cyst
Tracheal anomalies
Ulcerative colitis
Umbilical and supraumbilical disease
Undescended testis
Urethral anomalies
Urinary tract infection
Urolithiasis
Varicocele
Vascular anomalies in paediatrics
Vesicoureteric junction obstruction
Vesicoureteral reflux
Wilms' tumour
