A classic textbook for both trainees in pediatric surgery and established pediatric surgeons. This edition is extensively revised and greatly expanded to take account of recent developments in the specialty. Among the new chapters are those on vascular access, surgical access to the thorax and abdomen, cervical esophagostomy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, patent ductus arteriosus, the expanding field of laparoscopy, the management of burns, and the principles of fetal surgery, organ transplantations, and interventional radiology. The amount of space devoted to indications for surgery, postoperative complications, and preoperative and postoperative management is greatly expanded. Note: the title of the fourth edition was spelled Paediatric .... Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
