(eBook) Basic Techniques in Pediatric Surgery – An Operative Manual by Robert Carachi

This is the PDF eBook version for Basic Techniques in Pediatric Surgery – An Operative Manual by Robert Carachi, Sandeep Agarwala, Tim J. Bradnock

Table of Contents

From the content: Basic Surgical Techniques.- The WHO Safe Surgery checklist.- Positioning.- Preparation.- Head and Neck.- Layers of the scalp and suturing.- External and internal angular dermoid.- Cleft lip and palate.- Spine and Limbs.- Spina Bifida.- Forearm manipulation and molded cast.- Distal radius wiring.- Thoracic.- Chest drain insertion.- Thoracotomy.- Abdomen.- Upper GI Endoscopy.- The endoscopic management of upper GI bleeding.- Proctoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy.- Groin and Genitalia.- Exposure of the inguinal canal and Spermatic Cord Structures.- Inguinal hernia and ligation of patent processus vaginalis.- Incarcerated inguinal hernia.- Urology.- Cystourethroscopy.- Urethral and suprapubic catheterisation.- Open surgical approaches to the kidney.- Perineum.- Anal fissures and skin tags.- Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano.- Minimally Invasive Surgery.- Ergonomics, Heuristics and Cognitive Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery.- Complications of laparoscopic surgery.