Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Indications for Workup and Operation The primary and most frequent indication for surgical treatment of intussusception is failure…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Appendicitis is the most common pediatric surgical emergency, with nearly 82,000 appendectomies performed in children each year. There…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is one of the most common surgical diseases in infants. Most infants present between…
Indications for Workup and Operation Patients with Crohn disease (CD) who have failed to improve with medical therapy and whose symptoms are secondary to a focal area of disease that…
Intestinal malrotation refers to abnormal rotation and/or fixation of the midgut. As the intestine re-enters the abdominal cavity during the 8th to 10th gestational week, it undergoes a 270-degree counterclockwise…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . The first reported case of laparoscopic duodenal atresia repair was in 2001 by Bax et al and was followed…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Durable enteral access is a commonly performed operation in pediatric surgery practice today. Methods for gastrostomy include open,…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Gastroesophageal reflux is a frequently seen condition in infants and children. In fact, in premature and young infants,…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Achalasia is a rare disorder of esophageal dysmotility in which there is absent or incomplete relaxation of the…
The general principles for performing a laparoscopic operation have not changed significantly since the laparoscopic revolution began in the late 1980s. Prior to the laparoscopic procedure, a preoperative conference should…
