Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Problems in Children
This superbly illustrated book on the surgical treatment of pediatric colorectal problems focuses in particular on the specific technical maneuvers that may be considered key to successful results. The presented management concepts are based on retrospect
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Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Problems in Children
Alberto Peña • Andrea Bischoff
Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Problems in Children
Alberto Peña Pediatric Surgery Colorectal Center for Children Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, OH USA
Andrea Bischoff Pediatric Surgery Colorectal Center for Children Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, OH USA
ISBN 978-3-319-14988-2 ISBN 978-3-319-14989-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14989-9
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To our parents To our children To all children born with congenital anomalies
Foreword I
The care of infants and children with anorectal malformations and disorders has long been an important component of the pediatric surgeon’s practice. Information concerning the recognition and management of these relatively common conditions dates back hundreds of years. Progress during the past half-century due to advances in imaging, both prenatal and postnatal anatomic and embryologic studies, improved detection of associated anomalies, the availability of antibiotics, and improvements in overall care resulted in survival of most of the patients, but the functional outcomes following attempted surgical correction of these conditions were not optimal and remained a challenge. While children’s surgeons worldwide recognized the guarded outcomes particularly related to establishing continence, it was difficult to reach a consensus on classification, type of procedure, and methods to assess outcomes and compare results. Following the early work of Douglas Stephens and Durham Smith, many surgeons were successful in achieving good outcomes for most infants with imperforate anus and a perineal fistula
