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18 Neonatal surgery

Anorectal malformations

Anorectal malformations In an anorectal malformation, there is usually no opening in boys, and th...

Biliary atresia choledochal malformation

Biliary atresia/choledochal malformation Congenital or acquired (e.g. cytomegalovirus) extrahepat...

Congenital mesoblastic nephroma

Congenital mesoblastic nephroma This renal tumour may present as a large palpable mass in a newbo...

Duodenal atresia

Duodenal atresia The obstruction in duodenal atresia usually lies just distal to the ampulla of ...

Exomphalos

Exomphalos Exomphalos describes a central abdominal wall defect in which prolapsed viscera are co...

Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis In gastroschisis, an abdominal wall defect lies to the right- hand side of the umbi...

Hirschsprung’s disease

Hirschsprung’s disease Genetic defects (e.g. RET , EDNRB, EDN3 ) can a ff ect the - migration of ...

Introduction

INTRODUCTION Neonatal surgeons are paediatric surgeons who manage life-threatening non-cardiac co...

Learning objectives

Learning objectives To be able to: List /f_i ve aetiological classes underlying structural • cong...

Malrotation and volvulus

Malrotation and volvulus Complex rotations in utero give the small bowel mesentery its broad, sta...

Meconium ileus

Meconium ileus Inspissated meconium may cause a distal ileal obstruction. A segmental ileal volvu...

NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY Oesophageal atre

NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY Oesophageal atresia/ tracheoesophageal fi stula (OA/TOF) Five ...

NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY Oesophageal atresia tracheoesophageal fi stula (OA TOF)

NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY Oesophageal atresia/ tracheoesophageal fi stula (OA/TOF) Five ...

NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL

NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY Neonatal physiology can pose challenges...

NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY

NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY Neonatal physiology can pose challenges...

NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL

NEWBORN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PRINCIPLES OF NEONATAL SURGERY Neonatal physiology can pose challenges...

Necrotising enterocolitis

Necrotising enterocolitis NEC is a patchy haemorrhagic enteritis seen in about 10% of preterm bab...

Pulmonary airway malformations

Pulmonary airway malformations There are three groups: congenital cystic adenomatoid malfor - mat...

Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Sacrococcygeal teratoma These germ cell tumours arise from the coccyx and are usually diagnosed a...

Small bowel atresias

Small bowel atresias Small bowel atresias may be isolated ( Figure 18.5 ) or multiple. If seen wi...

THORACIC SURGERY Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

THORACIC SURGERY Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Several genes share roles in diaphragmatic, pulm...

WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL S

WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL SURGERY Rarely , malrotation, congenital diaphra...

WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL SURGERY

WHY ADUL T SURGEONS NEED AN OVERVIEW OF NEONATAL SURGERY Rarely , malrotation, congenital diaphra...