John M. Hutson, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Chair of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Michael O’Brien, Department of Paediatric Urology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Chief of Division of Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Spencer W. Beasley, Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand; Clinical Director, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Warwick J. Teague, Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Sebastian K. King, Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Contributors, vii

Foreword to the first edition
Mark M Ravitch, viii

Tribute to Mr Peter Jones, ix

Preface to the seventh edition, x

Acknowledgements, xi

PART I: Introduction

1 Antenatal Diagnosis: Surgical Aspects 3

2 The care and transport of the newborn 7

3 The Child in Hospital 13

PART II: Neonatal Emergencies

4 Respiratory distress in the newborn 19

5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 26

6 Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula 30

7 Bowel Obstruction 35

8 Abdominal Wall Defects 45

9 Spina Bifida 50

10 Disorders of sex development 57

11 Anorectal Malformations 62

PART III: Head and Neck

12 The Scalp, Skull and Brain 69

13 The Eye 80

14 The Ear, Nose and Throat 91

15 Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies 97

16 Abnormalities of the Neck and Face 106

PART IV: Abdomen

17 The Umbilicus 117

18 Vomiting in the First Months of Life 121

19 Intussusception 126

20 Abdominal Pain: Appendicitis? 130

21 Recurrent Abdominal Pain 136

22 Constipation 139

23 Bleeding from the Alimentary Canal 142

24 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 147

25 The Child with an Abdominal Mass 153

26 Spleen, Pancreas and Biliary Tract 158

27 Anus, Perineum and Female Genitalia 164

28 Undescended Testes and Varicocele 171

29 Inguinal Region and Acute Scrotum 175

30 The Penis 183

PART V: Urinary Tract

31 Urinary Tract Infection 191

32 Vesico-ureteric Reflux (VUR) 197

33 Urinary Tract Dilatation 202

34 The Child with Wetting 209

35 The Child with Haematuria 215

PART VI: Trauma

36 Trauma in Childhood 221

37 Head Injuries 228

38 Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma 235

39 Foreign Bodies 241

40 The Ingestion of Corrosives 247

41 Burns 249

PART VII: Orthopaedics

42 N eonatal Orthopaedics 257

43 Orthopaedics in the Infant and Toddler 262

44 Orthopaedics in the Child 267

45 Orthopaedics in the Teenager 275

46 The Hand 280

PART VIII: Chest

47 The Breast 287

48 Chest Wall Deformities 290

49 Lungs, Pleura and Mediastinum 294

PART IX: Skin and Soft Tissues

50 Vascular and Pigmented Naevi 303

51 Soft Tissue Lumps 308

52 Answers to Case Questions 311

Index 317

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