Contents1: Basic Pediatric Surgery
1. Pediatric Surgery-Overview of the Specialty .............................................................................. 03
DK Gupta
2. Evolution of Pediatric Surgery........................................................................................................ 10
IC Pathak
3. Molecular Biology and the Pediatric Surgeon................................................................................ 21
Arun Chaudhury, M Srinivas
4. Growth and Development in Pediatric Surgical Practice............................................................... 34
KN Agarwal, DK Agarwal
5. Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatric Surgery ................................................................................... 48
V Ravikumar, M Srinivas
6. Shock in Children-Surgeon's Perspective.................................................................................... 65
DK Gupta, Archana Puri
7. Blood Component Therapy.............................................................................................................. 82
VP Choudhry
8. Ventilatory Support in Children..................................................................................................... 90
DK Pawar
9. Pediatric Anesthesia-General Considerations............................................................................ 103
Ravinder K Batra, Anand Sharma
10. Relief of Postoperative Pain in Children...................................................................................... 123
MK Arora, G Prasad
11. Common Radiological Procedures in Pediatric Surgery............................................................... 131
AK Gupta, Ashok Srinivasan
12. Nuclear Imaging in Pediatric Surgery........................................................................................... 140
CS Bal, Ajay Kumar
13. Pediatric Interventional Radiology............................................................................................... 168
Deep N Srivastava, Bobby Batra, Dheeraj Gandhi
14. Postoperative Care.......................................................................................................................... 180
Bikramjit Singh Sangha
15. Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Surgery ......................................... 199
V Ravikumar, M Srinivas
16. Fungal Infections in Pediatric Surgical Patients.......................................................................... 210
Nissar A Bhat, DK Gupta
17. Ethics in Pediatric Surgery............................................................................................................ 215
P Madhok
18. Esophagoscopy............................................................................................................................... 222
B Othersen Jr, HS Hassan
19. Pediatric Bronchoscopy.................................................................................................................. 229
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
20. Management of Terminal Illnesses................................................................................................ 238
Kanishka Das, M Charles, Ashley L J D'Cruz
Section 2: Trauma
21. Pediatric Trauma............................................................................................................................ 253
Azad B Mathur, NC Featherstone
22. Head Injuries in Children............................................................................................................. 264
BS Sharma, Feiz Uddin Ahmad
23. Pediatric Abdominal Trauma......................................................................................................... 272
David A Lloyd, Gunninder Soin
24. Soft Tissue Trauma........................................................................................................................ 286
DK Gupta, Lalit Parida
25. Vascular Injuries in Children........................................................................................................ 298
Nagarajan Kumaran, Rob A Wheeler
26. Pediatric Burns............................................................................................................................... 307
K Mathingi Ramakrishnan, V Jayaraman
27. Traumatic Hemobilia in Children................................................................................................. 321
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
Section 3: Thoracic Surgery
28. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children........................................................................................... 329
J Boix-Ochoa
29. Thal Fundoplication...................................................................................................................... 357
Keith W Ashcraft
30. Achalasia Cardia............................................................................................................................ 363
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
31. Esophageal Strictures..................................................................................................................... 369
Shailinder J Singh, Leela Kapila
32. Esophageal Replacement with Colon............................................................................................ 382
D K Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
33. Gastric Tube Esophageal Replacement ........................................................................................ 391
Gabriel O Ionescu
34. Gastric Transposition..................................................................................................................... 409
D K Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
35. Jejunal Interposition as a Substitute of Esophagus ..................................................................... 422
Kohei Hashizume, Antonio Dessanti
36. Colon Patch Esophagoplasty......................................................................................................... 426
Enaam Raboei
37. Esophageal Perforation.................................................................................................................. 432
HS Hassan, B Othersen
38. Principles of Lung Resection......................................................................................................... 437
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
39. Lung Anomalies............................................................................................................................. 448
John Aiken
40. Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess.................................................................................................. 471
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
41. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children............................................................................................ 478
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
42. Chylothorax.................................................................................................................................... 491
Spencer W Beasley
43. Empyema Thoracis......................................................................................................................... 495
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
44. Chest Wall Deformities.................................................................................................................. 510
Amulya K Saxena, Guenter H Willital
Section 4: Gastrointestinal Surgery
45. Disorders of the Umbilicus....................................................
........................................................ 523
Sudipta Sen
46. Inguinal Hernia and Hydrocele.................................................................................................... 527
AR Williams, SJ Singh, L Kapila
47. Rare Pediatric Hernias................................................................................................................... 534
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma, Kamlesh Pal
48. Peritonitis in Childhood............................................................................................................... 544
Rajiv Chadha
49. Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis........................................................................................ 564
Sengamalai Manoharan, Azad B Mathur
50. Gastric Volvulus............................................................................................................................ 570
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
51. Gastrointestinal Bleeding ............................................................................................................. 575
AK Basu, D Basak
52. Idiopathic Primary Intussusception............................................................................................... 581
Essam El-Sahwi
53. Meckel's Diverticulum.................................................................................................................. 587
M Gregor Walker, F Carl Davis
54. Appendicitis .................................................................................................................................. 596
Kurosh Paya
55. Short Bowel Syndrome.................................................................................................................. 618
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
56. Intestinal Obstruction ................................................................................................................... 633
Alpana Prasad, Rajiv Chadha
57. Abdominal Tuberculosis................................................................................................................ 646
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
58. Alimentary Tract Duplications ..................................................................................................... 659
Richard G Azizkhan
59. Bezoars in Children....................................................................................................................... 671
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
60. Ascariasis Lumbricoides................................................................................................................. 678
Essam-El-Sawhi
61. Hirschsprung's Disease.................................................................................................................. 681
Edward Kiely
62. Total Colonic Aganglionosis......................................................................................................... 696
Lester W Martin
63. Variant Hirschsprung's Disease..................................................................................................... 701
Prem Puri
64. Swenson's Pull-through................................................................................................................ 709
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
65. Duhamel's Pull-through ............................................................................................................... 717
Sandeep Agarwala
66. Soave's (Boley Scot) Endorectal Pull-through.............................................................................. 723
DK Gupta, Manish Pathak, Shilpa Sharma
67. Transanal Endorectal Pull-through............................................................................................... 733
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
68. Crohn's Disease.............................................................................................................................. 741
Robert Cywes, Arnold G Coran
69. Ulcerative Colitis........................................................................................................................... 758
Robert Cywes, Arnold G Coran
70. Polyposis Syndromes..................................................................................................................... 771
AF Scharli
71. Anorectal Malformations: Anatomy and Physiology .................................................................. 776
Pradip Mukherjee, MK Bhattacharyya
72. Anorectal Malformations: Diagnosis and Management .............................................................. 787
SN Kureel, RK Tandon
73. Anorectal Malformations: Pena's Perspectives.............................................................................. 816
Shilpa Sharma, Alberto Pena
74. Anomalies Associated with Anorectal Malformations ................................................................ 825
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
75. Complications Following PSARP................................................................................................. 833
Alex Holschneider, DK Gupta
76. Congenital Pouch Colon............................................................................................................... 846
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
77. Persistent Cloaca............................................................................................................................ 857
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma, Alex Holschneider
78. Anorectal Malformations: Current Perspectives............................................................................ 874
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
79. Rectal Ectasia.................................................................................................................................. 884
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
80. Fecal Incontinence and Constipation............................................................................................ 889
Anju Goyal, Paul D Losty
81. Bowel Management....................................................................................................................... 899
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta, Alberto Pena
Section 5: Hepatobiliary system
82. Diseases of the Gallbladder in Children...................................................................................... 909
Mark Devenport
83. Hepatic Hemangiomas .................................................................................................................. 918
Mark Devenport
84. Liver Abscess in Children.............................................................................................................. 925
Mark D Stringer
85. Hydatid Disease............................................................................................................................. 936
SN Oak, Prakash Agarwal, M Chavarkar
86. Liver Resections and Allograft Preparation.................................................................................. 949
Mark D Stringer
87. Transplant Immunogenetics.......................................................................................................... 969
Narinder K Mehra, Arundhati Panigrahi
88. Liver Transplantation.................................................................................................................... 988
AJW Millar, S Cywes
89. Biliary Atresia............................................................................................................................... 1002
CK Sinha, DK Gupta , Mark Davenport
90. Choledochal Cyst.
........................................................................................................................ 1013
Takeshi Miyano, Long Li, Atsuyuki Yamataka
91. Pancreatic Pseudocyst.................................................................................................................. 1026
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
92. Pancreatitis................................................................................................................................... 1033
GVS Murthi, PAM Raine
93. Management of Portal Hypertension .......................................................................................... 1044
M Bajpai
94. Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy ............................................................. 1051
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
95. Pancreas and Intestinal Transplantation..................................................................................... 1058
V Martinez Ibanez
96. Spleen........................................................................................................................................... 1066
Amir Kaviani, Moritz M Ziegler
Section 6: Vascular disorders
97. Hemangiomas .............................................................................................................................. 1079
Richard G Azizkhan
98. Vascular and Lymphatic Anomalies ........................................................................................... 1099
Robert Arensman, Jayant Agarwal, M Statter
99. Picibanil (OK-432) in Lymphangiomas....................................................................................... 1108
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
Section 7: Pediatric neurosurgery
100. Hydrocephalus............................................................................................................................. 1117
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
101. Encephaloceles............................................................................................................................. 1148
AK Mahapatra, GD Satyarthee
102. Microcephaly................................................................................................................................ 1163
Shilpa Sharma, Veena Kalra
103. Spina Bifida.................................................................................................................................. 1168
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
Section 8: Head and neck surgery
104. Craniosynostosis.......................................................................................................................... 1193
M Bajpai
105. Cleft Lip and Palate..................................................................................................................... 1201
Peter AM Raine
106. Neck Anomalies........................................................................................................................... 1222
B Mukhopadhyay, SK Mitra
107. Torticollis..................................................................................................................................... 1230
DK Gupta, Manish Pathak, Shilpa Sharma
Section 9: Pediatric surgical specialities
108. Common Eye Problems in Children............................................................................................ 1239
Supriyo Ghose, Sanjeev Nainiwal
109. Pediatric Otolaryngology............................................................................................................. 1257
RC Deka, DN Jha
110. Pediatric Larynx and Trachea....................................................................................................... 1265
Abhinit Kumar, Suresh C Sharma
111. Orthopedic Problems in Children............................................................................................... 1299
Rajesh Malhotra
112. Conjoined Twins......................................................................................................................... 1349
Htut Saing, DK Gupta
113. Heteropagus Twinning................................................................................................................ 1364
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
114. Gynecological Problems in Children ......................................................................................... 1370
Suneeta Mittal, Sonika Agarwal
115. Ovarian Cysts .............................................................................................................................. 1381
Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
116. Vaginal Anomalies and Reconstruction...................................................................................... 1387
Akshay Chauhan, Shilpa Sharma, DK Gupta
117. Adrenal Disorders........................................................................................................................ 1404
Anurag Bajpai, PSN Menon
118. Childhood Obesity...................................................................................................................... 1415
Anurag Bajpai, PSN Menon
119. Surgery for Pediatric Morbid Obesity ........................................................................................ 1421
Reena Bhargava, Shilpa Sharma, Azad B Mathur
Section 10: Recent Advances
120. Molecular Genetics of Hirschsprung's Disease........................................................................... 1433
Paul KH Tam, Merce Garcia-Barcelo
121. Duhamel's Pull-through Using Staplers..................................................................................... 1450
SN Oak, Prakash Agarwal
122. Pediatric Laparoscopy .................................................................................................................. 1455
Anirudh Shah, Amar Shah
123. One Port Laparoscopically Assisted Appendectomy .................................................................. 1463
Vadim Kapuller
124. Robotic Pediatric Surgery............................................................................................................ 1468
Aayed R Al-Qahtani
125. Tissue Engineering: Present Concepts and Strategies ............................................................... 1482
Amulya K Saxena
126. Stem Cell Therapy........................................................................................................................ 1491
DK Gupta, Shilpa Sharma
127. Nanotechnology: Technology to Revolutionize the Future of Medicine ................................. 1503
Amit K Dinda
128. Laser Applications in Pediatric Surgery...................................................................................... 1512
V Bhatnagar
129. Pediatric Surgeon and the Computer.......................................................................................... 1518
Gian Battista Parigi, Giacomo Parigi
130. Pediatric Surgery in Europe: Problems and Perspectives ........................................................... 1552
Gian Battista Parigi
Index 1565
