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Beschreibung

The case-based approach of this innovative and engaging text on pediatric colorectal surgery reflects the experience of contributors from around the world.

Illustrated with numerous images and complemented by online resources, the first section of the text covers the fundamentals of anorectal malformations (ARMs), cloaca, Hirschsprung disease (HD), and functional constipation. The second section includes challenging clinical scenarios and offers alternatives for management and treatment. Quality of life for patients requiring care, and a focus on functional outcomes, are core principles of this resource.

Patients with anorectal malformations, cloaca, Hirschsprung disease, fecal incontinence from a variety of conditions, colonic motility disorders, and a myriad of other conditions comprise the field of pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstruction. Such patients require care from specialists across numerous fields throughout their lives, which may include colorectal surgery, urology, gynecology, and gastroenterology motility, as well as orthopedics, neurosurgery, physiotherapy, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, psychology, social work, nutrition, and nursing.

The case-based approach of this innovative and engaging text on pediatric colorectal surgery reflects the experience of contributors from around the world.

Illustrated with numerous images and complemented by online resources, the first section of the text covers the fundamentals of anorectal malformations (ARMs), cloaca, Hirschsprung disease (HD), and functional constipation. The second section includes challenging clinical scenarios and offers alternatives for management and treatment. Quality of life for patients requiring care, and a focus on functional outcomes, are core principles of this resource.

Patients with anorectal malformations, cloaca, Hirschsprung disease, fecal incontinence from a variety of conditions, colonic motility disorders, and a myriad of other conditions comprise the field of pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstruction. Such patients require care from specialists across numerous fields throughout their lives, which may include colorectal surgery, urology, gynecology, and gastroenterology motility, as well as orthopedics, neurosurgery, physiotherapy, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, psychology, social work, nutrition, and nursing.

Über den Autor

Marc A. Levitt, MD - Chief, Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction, Children's National Hospital; Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

Hussein Wissanji, MD - Director, Colorectal Centre of Excellence Montreal Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada

Thomas Xu, MD - Pediatric Colorectal Fellow, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

Filipa Bragança Jalles, MD - Associate Editor, Attending Pediatric Surgeon, Dona Estefânia Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS

1. Male Anorectal Malformation

1.1 Case 8

1.2 Initial Management and Workup 8

1.3 Surgical Management and Decision Making 8

1.4 Postoperative Care, Management, and Complications 8

1.5 Bowel management 8

2. Female Anorectal Malformation 8

2.1 Case 8

2.2 Initial Management and Workup 8

2.3 Surgical Management and Decision Making 8

2.4 Postoperative Care, Management, and Complications 8

2.5 Bowel Management 8

3. Cloaca 8

3.1 Case 8

3.2 Initial Management and Workup 8

3.3 Surgical Management and Decision Making 8

3.4 Postoperative Care, Management, and Complications 8

3.5 Bowel Management 8

4. Hirschsprung disease 8

4.1 Case 8

4.2 Initial Management and Workup 8

4.3 Surgical Management and Decision Making 19

4.4 Postoperative Care, Management, and Complications 23

5. Functional Constipation 27

5.1 Case 1 27

5.2 Case 2 33

PART 2 DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE 36

Anorectal Malformation 36

Fundamentals 36

Surgical Approach 59

Primary Anorectal Malformation Cases 79

Cloaca cases 103

Miscellaneous Anorectal Malformations 117

Functional Constipation 128

Fundamentals 128

Complications of Malone appendicostomy 132

Complicated cases of functional constipation 136

Hirschsprung Disease 149

Basics of Hirschsprung Disease 149

Difficult Hirschsprung disease cases 173

Miscellaneous Colorectal Diseases 203

Atresias, duplication, prolapse and volvulus 203

Urogenital sinuses 217

APPENDICES

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Appendix A New gynecologic anatomic diagrams

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Chirurgie
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Pediatric Colorectal Surgery
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781032780368
ISBN-10: 1032780363
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Levitt, Marc
Redaktion: Wissanji, Hussein
Xu, Thomas
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pediatric Colorectal Surgery
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Von/Mit: Marc Levitt
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.12.2025
Gewicht: 0,35 kg
Artikel-ID: 134466709