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Practically oriented and to-the-point manual on all subjects in pediatric surgery
Concise and ready reference covering all interdisciplinary aspects
Well illustrated with many tables for quick access to indications for operative and conservative therapy
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Table of contents (48 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Specific Diseases
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Front Matter
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About this book
This updated volume offers a praxis-oriented and up-to-date overview of all subjects in paediatric surgery according to the European Training Requirements for Paediatric Surgery ( Approved by UEMS in April 2020).
Written by experts in the field, Pediatric Surgery Digest aims to give readers quick access to information on all aspects of pediatric surgery, as well as interdisciplinary topics related to paediatrics, adult surgery, obstetrics, and other disciplines working with children.
Practical information on child-adapted dosage for pharmacotherapy as well as age-specific injury patterns from scalding in young children to spleen rupture in teenaged vehicle users are taken into consideration. The role of surgery in modern pediatric oncology is also covered.
Editors and Affiliations
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Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Zacharias Zachariou
About the editor
Zacharias Zachariou received his MD at the University of Heidelberg and trained as a specialist in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery at the same University. In 2003 he was appointed as Chairman and Director of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Berne/Switzerland. He returned to his homeland Cyprus and established the Medical School of the University of Cyprus serving as the first Dean and Director of Studies. He His research work contributed to the application of minimal invasive surgery in children, as well as to small bowel transplantation in children and the treatment of undescended testes. He published a significant number of original contributions, has published 3 books, and 4 CDs /DVDs applying new technologies in medical education. He serves as Editor-in-Chief in the major international Journals of Pediatric Surgery. His leadership skills have been manifold both in the development of medical issues as well as the professional policy. He was founding member of the largest Pediatric Surgical Society worldwide, the European Pediatric Surgeons’ Association, was the President of this Society and since 2021 is an honorary member of this Association. He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and was a member of the special committee for the development of the European Training Requirements for Pediatric Surgery. He has been granted several honors and awards, including the Doctor honoris causa of the Iuliu Hatieganu University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania for his support in building up Pediatric Surgery in this land and is a visiting Professor at the University of Pecs, Hungary and the University of Niš in Serbia. He has held numerous eponymous lectures, and was awarded the Honorary Membership of six medical societies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric Surgery Digest
Editors: Zacharias Zachariou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80411-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80410-7Published: 10 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80413-8Published: 11 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80411-4Published: 09 May 2022
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXIV, 698
Number of Illustrations: 104 b/w illustrations, 378 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pediatric Surgery, Surgery, Pediatrics, Urology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery