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Pediatric Colorectal Surgery Marc A. Levitt (Nationwide children's hospital - center for colorectal and pelvic reconstruction, Columbus, Ohio, USA)

Pediatric Colorectal Surgery By Marc A. Levitt (Nationwide children's hospital - center for colorectal and pelvic reconstruction, Columbus, Ohio, USA)

Summary

Based on 30 years of experience as a surgeon working in the field of pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstructive surgery, author Marc Levitt shares the tips and tricks that he has developed to make operations and patient management easier and reproducible. This book teaches these skills to achieve positive results.

Pediatric Colorectal Surgery Summary

Pediatric Colorectal Surgery: Tips & Tricks by Marc A. Levitt (Nationwide children's hospital - center for colorectal and pelvic reconstruction, Columbus, Ohio, USA)

Unique case-based format facilitates understanding of difficult clinical scenarios

Focuses on tips and tricks to help prevent common mistakes

Key pictures show a range of colorectal pediatric situations

About Marc A. Levitt (Nationwide children's hospital - center for colorectal and pelvic reconstruction, Columbus, Ohio, USA)

Dr Marc Levitt has focused his career on enhancing the care of children with colorectal and pelvic reconstructive needs. He has cared for children from all 50 of the United States and over 75 countries and has performed more than 15,000 pediatric colorectal procedures. He has written three textbooks and this is his fourth, as well as over 300 scientific articles in this subject area. Dr. Levitt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, a fellowship in Pediatric Colorectal Surgery at Schneider Children's Hospital and a Pediatric Surgery fellowship at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. His work extends to educating students, surgeons, other medical colleagues, and nurses, as well as developing integrated centers throughout the world to ensure that all children have access to quality colorectal care. He is actively engaged in helping patients, their doctors, and nurses in resource limited locations through the organization Colorectal Team Overseas, www.ctoverseas.org. He is the Chief of the Division of Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstruction at Children's National Hospital, in Washington DC, a uniquely integrated team of pediatric colorectal surgeons, urologists, gynecologists, gastroenterologists, and nurses and is a professor of surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Part I: Anorectal and Cloacal Malformations

1. Newborn Anorectal Malformations

2. Predictors of Continence

3. Operative Decision Making

4. Operative Techniques

5. Anal Stenosis, Rectal Atresia, and Presacral Mass

6. Cloaca

7. Postoperative Care of a PSARP Incision

8. Rare Cases

9. Anorectal Malformation Myths

Part II: Hirschsprung Disease

10. Diagnosis

11. Pull-Through

12. Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease

13. Late Diagnosis Hirschsprung Disease

14. Hirschsprung Disease Myths

Part III: Functional Constipation and Fecal Incontinence

15. Bowel Management

16. Evaluation of Constipation and Surgical Adjuncts

17. Malone Appendicostomy (Antegrade) or Enemas (Retrograde) for Colonic Cleaning

18. Malone Complications and Troubleshooting

19. Laxatives

20. Thickening the Stool with Fiber

21. Bacterial Overgrowth

22. Sharing Tissues

23. Functional Constipation and Fecal Incontinence Myths

Part IV: Post-PSARP and Post-HD Pull-Through Problems

24. Problems after PSARP

25. Deciding When to Do a Redo Procedure in ARM

26. Problems after an HD Pull-Through

27. Deciding When to Do a Redo Procedure in HD

Part V: Miscellaneous Colorectal Topics and Techniques

28. Operating Room Setup and Positioning

29. Stomas

30. Ischiorectal Fat Pad

31. Miscellaneous Colorectal Conditions

Additional information

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9780367693176
0367693178
Pediatric Colorectal Surgery: Tips & Tricks by Marc A. Levitt (Nationwide children's hospital - center for colorectal and pelvic reconstruction, Columbus, Ohio, USA)
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-09-14
224
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