Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

PART I. Special Problems. Chapter 1. Imaging of Pediatric Surgical Disease of the Chest (Philip Stanley). Chapter 2. Pediatric Anesthesia: Special Requirements for Intrathoracic Procedures (Derek Blackstock and David J. Steward). Chapter 3. Intensive Airway and Respiratory Techniques (David S. Jardine and Robert Crone). Chapter 4. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Pediatric Thoracic Surgical Patient (Robert J. Attorri and Robert H. Bartlett). PART II. Bronchopulmonary and Foregut Malformations. Chapter 5. Intrathoracic Malformations of Foregut Derivatives (Stephen W. Gray). Chapter 6. Intrapulmonary Lesions (Y. Chavier). Chapter 7. Malformations of the Lung Mass (Jean-Francois Dyon, Philippe Baudain, and Jean-Pierre Alibeau). Chapter 8. Esophagial Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, and Complications (Arnold G. Coran). Chapter 9. Foregut Duplications (Juan C. De Agustin and Juan G. Utrilla). PART III. Acquired Esophageal Lesions. Chapter 10. The Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux and its Complications in the Child (J.P. Chappuis). Chapter 11. Indications for the means of Surgical Treatment of Corrosive Esophagitis in Children (J. de Ville de Goyet, Didier Moulin and Jean Bernard Otte). PART IV. Tracheobronchial Obstruction. Chapter 12. Tracheal Stenosis (Dale G. Johnson). Chapter 13. Tracheomalacia (Robert M. Filler). Chapter 14. Aortic Arch Anomalies (Jean Langlois, Jean-Paul Binet, Jean-Louis DeBrux, Ulrik Hauss and Claude Planche). Chapter 15. Areodigestive Tract Foreign Bodies (Gerald B. Healy). PART V. Diaphragmatic Defects. Chapter 16. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Jan C. Molenuar, Frans W.J. Hazebroek, Dick Tibboel, and Albert P. Boss). Chapter 17. Phrenic Nerve Palsy (Jacob C. Langer). Part VI. Chest Wall Deformities. Chapter 18. Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Cavinatum, and Isolated Defects of the Rib Cage (Jura Wada, and Wolfgang Ade). PART VII. Thoracic Tumors. Chapter 19. Primary Chest Wall Tumors in Infancy and Childbirth (Georges Lemoine and Michel Deneuville). Chapter 20. Tumors of the Bronchus, Lung and Plena in Childhood (Daniel M. Hays and Hiroyuki Shimada). Chapter 21. Mediastinal Tumors in Infancy and Childhood (Georges Lemoine and Philippe Montupet). PART VIII. Chest Injuries. Chapter 22. The Child with Thoracic Trauma (Kurt D. Neuman and Martin R. Eichelberger). PART IX. Chest Infections. Chapter 23. Open Lung Biopsy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (Ann M. Kosloske). Chapter 24. Complications of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: Empyema, Complicating Pneumonia, Pneumotoceles, and Respiratory Embarrassment (Christopher R. Moir and Robert L. Telander). Chapter 25. Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess (Yann Revillon). PART X. Future Challenges. Chapter 26. Transplantation of Thoracic Organs in Children (Pascal R. Vouhe). Chapter 27. Fetal Surgery: Practical Considerations and Current States (Kevin C. Pringle). Chapter 28. Ethical Considerations (Abbyann Lynch).