Mario Lima is Full Professor at the University of Bologna and Director of the Pediatric Surgery Unit at the "Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi" hospital and at the "Ospedale Maggiore" of Bologna. He is Director of the Graduate School for Pediatric Surgery at the University of Bologna. Author of over 450 scientific publications and 22 monographs, he performed over 5000 surgical procedures as first operator. He is known internationally for the use of mini-invasive techniques in thorax, abdominal, genital and urinary surgery, both in neonates and children. He is past deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna, and past Dean of the integrated Department of children, adolescent and women's health of the "Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi" and President in charge of the Medical and Surgical Society in Bologna, Italy.

Systematic review and update in pediatric urology procedures

A wealth of color illustrations depicting different anomalies and surgical procedures

Detailed attention to the role of new technologies such as endoscopic and robotic surgery

Includes chapters on renal transplantation and robotics in pediatric patients

Foreword By Göran Läckgren.- Preface.- Part I General Aspects.- 1 Prenatal Diagnosis Or Urological Abnormalities.- 2 Antenatal And Perinatal Management Of Urinary Malformations.- 3 Urinary Tract Imaging.- 4 Anesthesia In Pediatric Urology.- 5 Endoscopy Of The Urinary Tract.- 6 Laparoscopy And Retroperitoneoscopy.- 7 Robotics.- Part II Kidney And Upper Urinary Tract.- 8 Uretero-Pelvic Junction Anomalies.- 9 One Trocar Assisted Pyeloplasty.- 10 Uretero-Vesical Junction Anomalies.- 11 Ureteral Duplications And Ureteroceles.- Part III Bladder.- 12 Vescico-Ureteral Reflux.- 13 Exstrophy Complex & Epispadias.- 14 Cloacal & Uro-Genital Sinus Anomalies.- 15 Neurogenic Bladder.- 16 Surgery For Incontinence.- 17 Lower Urinary Tract Nonneurogenic Dysfunction.- Part 4 - Urethra.- 18 Posterior Urethral Valves.- 19 Urethral Anomalies.- Part 5 - Genitalia.- 20 Disorders Of Sex Development: General Aspects.- 21 Disorders Of Sex Development: Surgical Management.- 22 Hypospadias.- 23 Cryptorchidism.- Part 6 - Uro-Genitals Tumors.- 24 Adrenal Tumors.- 25 Renal Tumors.- 26 Gonadal Tumors.- Part 7 - Nephro-Urology.- 27 Renal Function From Fetus To Adulthood.- 28 Urinary Tract Infections.- 29 Chronic Kidney Disease.- 30 Urolithiasis.- 31 Renal Transplantation.