Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery,
Edition 8Editors: Edited by Shawn D. St Peter, MD and Charles L. Snyder, MD
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Readable, authoritative, and highly illustrated, Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery, 8th Edition, has been the go-to, classic reference in the field for 45 years. This fully revised single-volume text provides state-of-the-art coverage¿both in print and on video¿of the full range of surgical problems in infants, children, and adolescents, equipping you to achieve optimal outcomes for every patient.
Key Features
- Provides clear, practical coverage to help you implement today’s best evidence-based open and minimally invasive techniques, with guidance from internationally recognized experts in the field
- Contains 80 well-written chapters and dozens of videos that encompass the entire range of general surgical procedures in infants, children, and adolescents, including trauma, thoracic, abdominal, urologic and neoplastic disorders
- Features more than 1,000 high-quality, full-color images depicting the visual nuances of surgery for the full range of pediatric and urologic conditions you’re likely to see
- Delivers comprehensive updates throughout, new operative videos, a new chapter on skeletal tumors, more algorithms for improved decision making, and new text boxes for further reading and additional resources
- Focuses on clinically useful information throughout, including appropriate perioperative care and relevant basic science
- An ideal resource for review and study for certification and recertification exams
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
About the author
Edited by Shawn D. St Peter, MD, Senior Vice President/Surgeon-in-Chief , Chair, Department of Surgery – Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Professor, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Thomas Holder and Keith Ashcraft Endowed Chair in Surgical Research, Director, Center for Prospective TrialsChildren’s Mercy Kansas City, USA and Charles L. Snyder, MD, Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, USA
SECTION I General
1 Physiology of the Newborn
2 Nutritional Support for the Pediatric Patient
3 Anesthetic Considerations
4 Coagulopathies and Sickle Cell Disease
5 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
6 Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Surgical Disease
7 Vascular Access
8 Surgical Infectious Disease
9 Fetal Therapy
SECTION II Trauma
10 Ingested and Aspirated Foreign Bodies
11 Bites
12 Burns
13 Early Assessment and Management of Trauma
14 Thoracic Trauma
15 Blunt Abdominal Trauma
16 Neurotrauma
17 Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma
18 Neurosurgical Conditions
SECTION III Thoracic
19 Chest Wall Deformities
20 Congenital Bronchopulmonary Malformations
21 Acquired Lesions of the Lung and Pleura
22 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Eventration
23 Mediastinal Masses
24 Esophageal Lesions
25 Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula Malformations
SECTION IV Abdomen
26 Gastroesophageal Reflux
27 Stomach Lesions
28 Duodenal and Intestinal Atresia and Stenosis
29 Malrotation
30 Meconium Disease
31 Necrotizing Enterocolitis
32 Hirschsprung Disease
33 Anorectal Malformations
34 Fecal Incontinence and Constipation
35 Anorectal Disorders
36 Intussusception
37 Alimentary Tract Duplications
38 Meckel Diverticulum
39 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
40 Appendicitis in Children
41 Biliary Atresia
42 Choledochal Cyst
43 Gallbladder Disease
44 Solid Organ Transplantation in Children
45 Lesions of the Pancreas
46 Splenic Conditions
47 Congenital Abdominal Wall Defects: Gastroschisis and Omphalocele
48 Umbilical and Other Abdominal Wall Hernias
SECTION V Inguinal Region and Scrotum
49 Inguinal Hernia
50 Undescended Testes and Testicular Tumors
51 The Acute Scrotum
SECTION VI Urology
52 Developmental and Positional Anomalies of the Kidneys
53 Ureteral Anomalies
54 Bladder and Urethra
55 Posterior Urethral Valves
56 Bladder and Cloacal Exstrophy
57 Hypospadias
58 Circumcision
59 Prune Belly Syndrome
60 Disorders of Sex Development
SECTION VII Neoplasms
61 Pediatric Cancer Treatment
62 Renal Tumors
63 Neuroblastoma
64 Liver Tumors
65 Teratomas, Dermoids, and Other Soft Tissue Tumors
66 Rhabdomyosarcoma
SECTION VIII Skin and Soft Tissue Diseases
67 Nevus and Melanoma
68 Vascular Anomalies
69 Head and Neck Sinuses and Masses
SECTION IX Speical Topics
70 Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
71 Breast Diseases
72 Endocrine Disorders and Tumors