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Pediatric Urology: Surgical Complications and Management
Edited by Duncan T. Wilcox, Prasad P. Godbole, and Martin A. Koyle
354 pp, $149.95
Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-6268-5
JAMA. 2009;301(21):2276-2277.
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Pediatric Urology: Surgical Complications and Management is a new textbook that aims to "focus on surgical outcomes and hence complications in pediatric urology" It is written in an effort to expand the evidence-based management of complications in the field and ultimately "to improve surgical-based specialties." At 342 pages and with more than 60 contributing experts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of surgical complications and their management in pediatric urology. Nearly the full range of pediatric urologic procedures is covered, including pyeloplasty, phalloplasty and hypospadias repairs, open and laparoscopic nephrectomy, robotic surgery, continent urinary diversion, orchiopexy, endoscopy, and bladder extrophy. The book is replete with tables, black-and-white illustrations, and photographs that present various surgical techniques and illustrate the causes and sequelae of the highlighted complications.
The 42 chapters are organized into 10 sections, each generally encompassing an anatomical region (eg, part 6, "Genitalia") or surgical subfield (eg, part 10, "Surgery . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Ryan P. Dorin, MD, Reviewer
Department of Urology
University of Southern California
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
rdorin@usc.edu
Roger E. De Filippo, MD, Reviewer
Department of Urology
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
rdefilippo@chla.usc.edu
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