Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice

Description:

This extensively revised second edition provides a quick reference guide to pediatric surgical and urological problems encountered in the primary care clinic. Chapters cover recent updates in the field and give a synopsis of a particular condition, its management in primary care, indications for referral, and timing of referral. Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice features a concise collection of pediatric surgical and urological conditions commonly encountered in primary care, and is a valuable resource for primary care practitioners, medical students, pediatricians and residents in pediatrics.

Table of Contents:

1. Urinary Tract Infection USA

2. Abnormalities of the Inguinal Canal and Scrotum

3. Approach to Scrotal Abnormalities

4. Disorders of Male External Genitalia: Problems of the Penis and Foreskin

5. Disorders of Male External Genitalia: Hypospadias, Epispadias, Concealed Penis, Urethral Disorders

6. Disorders of Male External Genitalia: Undescended Testis

7. Pediatric Surgery and Urology for Primary Care Physicians: Circumcision

8. External Genitourinary Concerns in Females

9. Disorders of Continence: Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

10. Disorders of Continence: Enuresis

11. Constipation

12. Abdominal Pain: Urological Aspects

13. Approach to Abdominal Masses

14. External Angular Dermoid and Pilomatrixoma

15. Neck Swellings: Midline Neck Swellings

16. Neck Swellings: Lateral Neck Masses

17. Neck Swelling/Lumps: Torticollis

18. Umbilical Disorders

19. Surgical Aspects of Abdominal Pain

20. Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux

21. Rectal Bleeding in Children

22. Intestinal Obstruction

23. Bile-Stained Vomiting in the Neonate

24. Unique Considerations in the Infant and Neonate: Pyloric Stenosis

25. Haemangioma, Lymphangioma and Vascular Malformations

26. Rectal Prolapse and Pilonidal Sinus

27. Ingrown Toenails

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