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Pearls and Tricks in Pediatric Surgery

Martin Lacher · Shawn D. St. Peter · Augusto Zani Editors

Pearls and Tricks in Pediatric Surgery

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Editors Martin Lacher Department of Pediatric Surgery University of Leipzig Leipzig, Germany

Shawn D. St. Peter Department of Surgery Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, USA

Augusto Zani Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada

ISBN 978-3-030-51066-4 ISBN 978-3-030-51067-1  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51067-1 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword by Benno Ure

Dramatic improvements and expansions in the field of pediatric surgery have been achieved during the last decades. As a consequence, many textbooks have been released dealing with established concepts, new technology and refinements of surgery in newborns, children and adolescents. However, numerous aspects concerning indications, details of operations and their advantages and disadvantages are still controversially discussed within the pediatric surgical community. The present book Pearls and Tricks in Pediatric Surgery adds essential information to this discussion using an exceptional format. Experts answer to questions and thus present their opinion on nearly all relevant issues of pediatric surgery. Their subjective answers are not only valuable information. They also demonstrate that a considerable number of recommendations on dealing with a specific pediatric surgical problem are still under discussion. The list of authors of this book is extensive and somehow reads like a Who is Who in pediatric surgery. These authors meet the need