This concise textbook of pediatric surgery is designed to guide the reader logically from symptoms and signs to diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter is devoted to one of 35 key symptoms and signs, which are organized according to six body regions: head, neck, chest, abdomen, urogenital system, and back. In each case, a brief assessment of the presenting sign/symptom and differential diagnosis is followed by discussion of occurrence, clinical presentation and significance, diagnostic work-up, treatment, and prognosis. Informative tables, illustrations, and up-to-date references are included throughout. Readers will also have access to an e-learning tool developed in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Education, University of Bern, which highlights the characteristics of pediatric surgical disorders and their treatment and includes clinical, radiological, and intraoperative images.

Tumors And Tumor-Like Masses Of The Head

Macrocrania
Unconsciousness And Clouding Of Consciousness
Conspicuous And Abnormal Head Shape
Externally Visible Malformations Of The Face
Torticollis
Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses, And Sinuses Of The Neck
Mediastinal Tumor
Respiratory Distress Syndrome In The Newborn
Respiratory Tract Symptoms In Older Children
Chest Wall Deformities
Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses And Anomalies Of The Breast
Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses And Anomalies Of The Ehest Wall
Surgical Abdomen
Chronic Abdominale Pain
Externally Recognizable Abdominal Malformations
Swellings Of The Inguinal And Umbilical Region
Vomiting, Regurgitation, And Dysphagia
Constipation
Hematemesis. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Melaena. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Abdominal Tumor
Icterus
Hematuria
Urinary Tract Infection
Disorders Of Micturition
Genitai Bieedings And Intraiabiai Masses
Testicular Andler Serotal Swelling (Pain)
Empty Scrotum, Cryptorchidism
Conspicuous External Genitals.