Symptoms and Signs in Pediatric Surgery

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.

Table of contents : 

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv

Front Matter....Pages 1-1

Tumors, Tumorlike Masses, and Abnormalities of Scalp, Calvaria, and Adjacent Regions....Pages 3-26

Macrocrania....Pages 27-47

Unconsciousness and Altered States of Consciousness....Pages 49-68

Conspicuous and/or Abnormal Head Shape....Pages 69-88

Malformations of the Face Visible from the Outside....Pages 89-97

Front Matter....Pages 99-99

Torticollis....Pages 101-116

Tumors and Tumor-Like Masses and Fistulas of the Neck....Pages 117-142

Front Matter....Pages 143-143

Mediastinal Tumors....Pages 145-159

Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn and Young Infant....Pages 161-187

Symptoms and Signs of Respiratory Organs in Infants and Older Children....Pages 189-217

Chest Wall Deformities....Pages 219-228

Tumors, Tumor-Like Masses, Nipple Discharge, and Anomalies of the Breast....Pages 229-238

Malformations, Neoplasms, and Other Disorders of the Chest Wall....Pages 239-249

Front Matter....Pages 251-251

Surgical Abdomen....Pages 253-268

Surgical Abdomen due to Intestinal Obstructions....Pages 269-297

Surgical Abdomen due to Abdominal Trauma and Foreign Bodies....Pages 299-312

Chronic Abdominal Pain....Pages 313-314

Disorders of the Abdominal Wall Recognizable from the Outside (Excluding Abdominal Wall Hernias)....Pages 315-327

Swelling of the Groin and Navel....Pages 329-337

Vomiting, Regurgitation, and Dysphagia....Pages 339-358

Front Matter....Pages 251-251

Constipation....Pages 359-374

Hematemesis....Pages 375-383

Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Melena)....Pages 385-406

Abdominal Tumor....Pages 407-432

Jaundice (Icterus)....Pages 433-442

Front Matter....Pages 443-443

Hematuria....Pages 445-458

Urinary Tract Infection....Pages 459-488

Disorders of Micturition....Pages 489-506

Genital Bleedings, Vaginal Discharge, and Interlabial Masses....Pages 507-516

Testicular and/or Scrotal Swelling (Pain)....Pages 517-533

Cryptorchidism, Empty Scrotum....Pages 535-541

Conspicuous External Genitals in the Boy....Pages 543-554

Conspicuous External Genitals in a Girl....Pages 555-566

Ambiguous External Genitals, Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)....Pages 567-579

Front Matter....Pages 581-581

Masses, Fistulas, and Skin Abnormalities of the Back....Pages 583-598

Blended Learning and Formative Assessments for Specialist Training and Continuing Education in Pediatric Surgery....Pages 599-601

Back Matter....Pages 603-620

Symptoms and Signs in Pediatric Surgery