Addressing the need of pediatricians and pediatric surgeons for a one-stop, comprehensive text on pediatric surgery, Complications in Pediatric Surgery covers each case a physician may encounter upon treating the pediatric surgical patient, from fetus to adolescent.

Complications in Pediatric Surgery provides separate and concise chapters, each of which concentrates on a specific area of the body. The chapters highlight common surgical errors and complications, as well as the approaches and techniques to be used in the face of such complications.

Including key expert opinions in each section, this text explores following therapeutic areas:






head and neck surgery
thoracic and chest wall surgery
extracorporeal life support
fetal surgery
abdominal wall and hernia surgery
intestinal and vascular access
esophageal surgery
stomach, duodenum, and small intestine
colon and anorectal surgery
appendicitis
hepatobiliary surgery
surgery of the spleen
oncologic surgery
laparoscopic and thorascopic surgery
pediatric trauma
transplantation
urologic surgery