Principles of Pediatric Surgery

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Summary: The essentials of pediatric surgery.
Review: This is then 2nd edition of a book that covers the essentials of pediatric surgery in a clear, concise fashion. While at 800+ pages, it is not a small book, it is shorter than the couple of other mainstream pediatric surgery textbooks that are each two volumes pushing 2000 pages. This book encompasses what U.S. and Canadian Pediatric Surgery Residency Program Training Directors expect their residents to know at the end of their training.

Who might benefit from this book? Firstly, as a board-certified pediatric surgeon, I would recommend it as a study guide for surgeons who have completed an accredited pediatric surgery residency program when studying for their American Board of Surgery exams in Pediatric Surgery. General surgery residents and medical students will also find it to be a manageable background source during their busy rotations on a pediatric surgery service. Other medical physicians, such as pediatricians and neonatologists, who care for young patients would also find it to be a handy reference to understand the surgical problems of their patients. Finally, I also use it as a source of material to help explain things to the parents of my young surgical patients.

If you are looking for the definitive bible on the subject, the one to get is the two-volume textbook, Pediatric Surgery, also published by Mosby.