Lung Malformations

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Christopher P. Coppola, Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr. and Ronald J. Scorpio (eds.)Pediatric Surgery2014Diagnosis and Treatment10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_30 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 Congenital Lung Malformations Meng-Fey Ferra Lin-Duffy1   (1) Department of General Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100…

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Anus and Cloaca

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Christopher P. Coppola, Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr. and Ronald J. Scorpio (eds.)Pediatric Surgery2014Diagnosis and Treatment10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_29 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 Imperforate Anus and Cloaca Christopher P. Coppola1   (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital,…

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Gastroschisis

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Fig. 1 Newborn infant with gastroschisis. The gastroschisis defect in the abdominal wall occurs to the right of the umbilicus and there is no sac covering the viscera (Source: Centers…

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Malrotation

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Fig. 1 Malrotation and midgut volvulus. In normal development, the midgut is fixed to the retroperitoneum and the mesentery has a wide base. In malrotation, the narrow base of mesentery…

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Disease

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Fig. 1 Types of pull-through repair for Hirschsprung’s disease. All repairs pull-through normal bowel with ganglion cells down to the dentate line. In the Swenson repair, a full thickness anastomosis…

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Atresia

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Fig. 1 Types of intestinal atresia. In Type I, there is a muscular wall without lumen connecting the two ends of atretic bowel. In Type II, they are connected by…

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Sedation

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Analgesic Relieves pain by altering perception of nociceptive stimuli Sedative Decreases activity, moderates excitement and calms patient Anxiolytic Relieves apprehension and fear due to anticipated act or illness Amnestic Affects…

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Stenosis

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Christopher P. Coppola, Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr. and Ronald J. Scorpio (eds.)Pediatric Surgery2014Diagnosis and Treatment10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_22 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 Pyloric Stenosis Christopher P. Coppola1   (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100 N….

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Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula

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Fig. 1 Types of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. (a) Pure esophageal atresia without fistula; (b) proximal tracheoesophageal fistula, blind distal pouch; (c) distal tracheoesophageal fistula, blind proximal pouch; (d)…

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Enterocolitis

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Stage Signs Abdomen X-ray Treatment I Suspected IA Temperature instability, apnea, bradycardia, lethargy Gastric distention, emesis, heme-positive stool Normal or intestinal dilation, mild ileus NPO, 3 days antibiotics IB Same…

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