Endocrine Surgery in Children - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3662542544 ISBN 13: 9783662542545

Publisher: Springer, 2017

Synopsis

This book provides in-depth practical advice on how to manage children with endocrine conditions that may benefit from surgery. It is more detailed than general pediatric surgery texts and more surgically oriented than endocrinology texts. The first section is devoted to the thyroid and parathyroid, with detailed discussion of thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, and multiple endocrine neoplasia. The second section on the pancreas focuses on nesidioblastosis, islet cell transplantation, the surgical treatment of diabetes, and surgical complications of diabetes. Adrenal disorders are then discussed, followed by a section on the evaluation and management of ovarian and testicular torsion and tumors. The closing section addresses miscellaneous topics such as gynecomastia in boys and growth restriction surgery. This book will serve as an invaluable reference for all practitioners and trainees who care for children with endocrine problems for which surgery is considered.

About this title

About the Author

Daniel J. Ledbetter, MD, FACS, FAAP

Professor of Surgery

University of Washington

Attending Surgeon

Seattle Children’s Hospital

Seattle, Washington, USA

Paul R. V. Johnson, MBChB, MD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Paed.Surg), FAAP

Professor of Pediatric Surgery

University of Oxford

Director of the Oxford Islet Transplant Programme

Academic Pediatric Surgery Unit

Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, UK 

From the Back Cover

This book provides in-depth practical advice on how to manage children with endocrine conditions that may benefit from surgery. It is more detailed than general pediatric surgery texts and more surgically oriented than endocrinology texts. The first section is devoted to the thyroid and parathyroid, with detailed discussion of thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, and multiple endocrine neoplasia. The second section on the pancreas focuses on nesidioblastosis, islet cell transplantation, the surgical treatment of diabetes, and surgical complications of diabetes. Adrenal disorders, including neuroblastoma, pheochromocytoma, and adrenal masses, are then discussed, followed by a section on the evaluation and management of ovarian and testicular torsion and tumors. The closing section addresses miscellaneous topics such as gynecomastia in boys and growth restriction surgery. This book will serve as an invaluable reference for all practitioners and trainees who care for children with endocrine problems for which surgery is considered.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662542544
• ISBN 13: 9783662542545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 482
• Editor: Ledbetter Daniel J., Johnson Paul R.V.