Anorectal Malformations
Fig. 24.1 Imperforate anus Fig. 24.2 Perineal (cutaneous) fistula in male Fig. 24.3 Perineal (cutaneous) fistula in female 24.2 History ARM or imperforate anus has been a well-known condition since…
The Pediatric Short Bowel State: Practical Concepts Toward Enteral Autonomy
Fig. 28.1 Midgut volvulus complicating malrotation and mesenteric non-fixation Fig. 28.2 Gastroschisis with extruded bowel on a narrow-based mesentery Postnatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and its attendant surgery account for the…
Gastro-Intestinal Tract Radiology
Fig. 2.1 Plain abdominal radiographs: supine antero-posterior view (a) and trans-lateral view (b) show the presence of pneumoperitoneum All cases of pneumoperitoneum, however determined, and upper-obstructive conditions have an exclusively…
Portal Hypertension in Children
Biliary atresia Postinfectious cirrhosis Congenital hepatic fibrosis Congenital disorders of bile acid metabolism Sclerosing cholangitis Autoimmune hepatitis Drug toxicity Metabolic diseases (e.g., alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency) Post-hepatic portal hypertension. It is…
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Diagnostic Dysphagia Odynophagia Intractable or chronic symptoms of GERD Vomiting/hematemesis Persistent epigastric pain Unexplained irritability Anorexia Weight loss/failure to thrive Anemia (unexplained) Diarrhea/malabsorption (chronic) Gastrointestinal bleeding Caustic ingestion Therapeutic Foreign-body…
Disorders of Intestinal Rotation and Fixation
Fig. 17.1 Normal rotation of fetal intestine. (a) Orientation of the bowel in the umbilical cord before rotation starts. (b) Initial 90° anticlockwise rotation (stage I). (c) Further 180° anticlockwise…
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Fig. 22.1 Important colic distension (red arrows) on the x-ray with lack of air in the recto-sigma x The barium contrast enema is simple and exhaustive in the case of…
Augmented Reality in Minimally Invasive Digestive Surgery
Fig. 31.1 Direct volume rendering of three different clinical cases from their DICOM image, here CT scan of the neck (a), thorax (b), and abdomen (c) This technique, available on…
Laryngotracheal Clefts
Benjamin and Inglis (1989) Sandu and Monnier (2006) Type Description Type Description I Supraglottic cleft 0 Submucosal cleft I Interarytenoid cleft with the absence of the interarytenoid muscle II Cleft…
Hepatobiliary Pediatric Surgery
Fig. 26.1 Japanese classification (a) and the “French” classification (b) depending on the patency of both the gallbladder and common bile duct. Cystic BA is also included in this classification…
