This concise digest offers a practically oriented and up-to-date overview of all subjects in pediatric surgery according to the European surgical curriculum. Additionally, interdisciplinary aspects concerning pediatrics, adult surgery, obstetrics and other disciplines working with children are considered. The tables enable quick access to indications for the operative and conservative therapy with schematic step-by-step illustrations for nearly all surgical procedures.

<p>1. What is Pediatric Surgery?

2. Timing of operations in pediatric surgical patients
3. Preoperative management
4. The newborn as a pediatric surgical patient
5. Enteral / Parenteral nutrition
6. Emergencies / Resuscitation
7. Blood / Blood-products transfusion
8. Pain management
9. Wounds / Surgical techniques
10. Minimal invasive surgery principles
11. Imaging in Pediatric Surgery
12. Expert opinion
13. Special situations
14. Birth Trauma
15. Skull
16. Spinal column
16. Face
17. Neck
18. Thorax
19. Diaphragm
20. Esophagus
21. Abdominal wall
22. Abdomen
23. Stomach and Duodenum
24. Intestinal congenital malformations
25. Intestinal diseases
26. Anorectal diseases
27. Inflammatory bowel diseases
28. Blunt abdominal trauma
29. Liver and Pancreas
30. Liver and Pancreas
31. Pediatric surgical oncology
32. Urogenital Tract
33. Penis
34. Testicles
35. Vagina and External female genitalia
36. Ovarian cysts
37. Kidney and Bladder
38. Kidney insufficiency
39. Skin and Soft tissues
40. Osteoarticular system
41. Skeletal system
42. Embryology
43. Vaccinations
44. Notifiable infectious diseases
45. Fever types
46. Catheter sizes
47. Reference values
48. Commonly used pharmaceuticals
49. Syndromes.</p>