Overview
- Designed to explore the unique controversies in the diagnosis, medical and surgical management of pediatric appendicitis.
- Provides a comprehensive, up–to-date overview of these much-debated issues
- Written by experts in the field
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Although appendicitis is the leading cause of an acute surgical abdomen in children, many areas of controversy exist in diagnosis and medical and surgical management of this condition. Written in a practical, easy-to-use format, Controversies in Pediatric Appendicitis provides a thorough overview of these debated issues, careful to include perspectives on every aspect of care. The book begins with an introductory framework that examines the history of pediatric appendicitis, the epidemiology of disease, defining a complicated diagnosis, the role and efficacy of laboratories in diagnosis, and use and overuse of radiographic imaging for appendicitis. Later chapters cover antibiotic selection, surgical approaches to appendicitis, non-operative management of acute and perforated appendicitis, discussion of potential complications, as well as appendicitis in special pediatric situations like malignancy and other instances of immune suppression. Each chapter follows a similarformat, beginning with clinical vignettes and concluding with pearls and pitfalls to provide readers with necessary clinical grounding and context with which to examine each of these areas of current controversy.
A unique, first-of-its-kind book, Controversies in Pediatric Appendicitis is an ideal resource for pediatric surgeons, interventional radiologists, emergency room specialists, and all providers and surgeons that care for children with appendicitis.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Catherine J. Hunter, MD, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery
Chicago, IL
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Controversies in Pediatric Appendicitis
Editors: Catherine J. Hunter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15006-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15005-1Published: 27 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15006-8Published: 17 June 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 165
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery