Endoscopic Surgery in Children
Published on 1. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVIII, 491 pages
978-3-642-64161-9 (ISBN)
Description
Endoscopic surgery in children is a rapidly expanding field in pediatric surgery. This book represents the state of the art, and explains why endoscopic surgery in children is so important. General aspects are discussed and detailed information is provided on many specific operations both in the chest as well as in the abdomen, including endoscopic treatment of throracic scoliosis, of urogenital conditions, and of neurosurgical conditions. Application of endoscopic techniques in oncology is discussed as well. A special chapter deals with complications.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
XVIII, 491 p.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
783 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-64161-9 (9783642641619)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-59873-9
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Additional editions
N.M.A. Bax | K.E. Georgeson | A.S. Najmaldin
Endoscopic Surgery in Children
E-Book
12/2012
Springer
€96.29
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N.M.A. Bax | K.E. Georgeson | A.S. Najmaldin
Endoscopic Surgery in Children
Book
03/1999
Springer
€85.55
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Content
I Basics.- Why Endoscopic Surgery in Children?.- Instrumentation.- Basic Technique.- Ergonomics of Task Performance in Endoscopic Surgery.- Training in Paediatric Endoscopic Surgery.- Basic Physiology and Anesthesia.- II Chest.- Thoracoscopy in Infants and Children: Basic Technique.- Diagnostic Thoracoscopy in Children.- Thoracoscopy in the Treatment of Empyema in Children.- Therapeutic Thoracoscopic Procedures in Children: Indications and Surgical Applications in Lung and Mediastinum.- Thoracoscopic Repair of Hiatal Hernia in Children.- Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus.- Vascular Access.- Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathectomy in the Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis in Children.- Video-Asssisted Repair of Esophageal Atresia.- III: Abdomen: Diagnostic Laparoscopy.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy.- Gastrointestinal Tract.- Laparoscopic Treatment of Achalasia.- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in Children.- Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication.- Laparoscopic Thai Fundoplication in Infants and Children.- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy.- Laparoscopic Antroplasty.- Laparoscopic Extramucosal Pyloromyotomy.- Laparoscopic Jejunostomy.- Laparoscopic Treatment of Anomalies of Intestinal Rotation in Children.- Laparoscopic Approach to Intestinal Obstruction in Children.- Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Meckel's Diverticulum in Children.- Intussusception.- Laparoscopic Appendicectomy in Children.- Laparoscopic Total Colectomy.- Laparoscopic Endorectal Pull-Through.- Laparoscopic Removal of the Aganglionic Bowel According to Duhamel-Martin.- Treatment of Hirschsprung's Disease by Laparoscopic Dissection of Bowel, Transanal Eversion and Perineal Resection.- Liver and Biliary Tree.- Endoscopic Surgery for Liver Hydatid Cysts.- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.- Spleen.-Laparoscopic Splenectomy.- Diaphragm.- Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Conditions in Infants and Children.- Inguinal Hernia.- Contralateral Groin Exploration During Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Shunts and Catheters.- Laparoscopic Approach to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts.- Laparoscopic Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters in Children.- Complications.- Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery in Children.- IV Urogenital Tract.- Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Nephrectomy.- Videosurgery of the Retroperitoneal Space in Children.- The Nonpalpable Testis.- Laparoscopic Varicocele.- Adnexal Pathology.- Laparoscopy and Intersex.- V Orthopedics and Neurosurgery.- Thoracoscopic Anterior Spinal Diskectomy and Fusion.- Indications, Techniques and Results of Pediatric Neuroendoscopy.- VI Oncology.- Endoscopic Surgery in Paediatric Oncology.- VII Conclusion.- The Future of Endoscopic Surgery in Children.