Pediatric Colorectal Surgery

Dr Marc Levitt has focused his career on enhancing the care of children with colorectal and pelvic reconstructive needs. He has cared for children from all 50 of the United States and over 75 countries and has performed more than 15,000 pediatric colorectal procedures. He has written three textbooks and this is his fourth, as well as over 300 scientific articles in this subject area. Dr. Levitt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, a fellowship in Pediatric Colorectal Surgery at Schneider Children’s Hospital and a Pediatric Surgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. His work extends to educating students, surgeons, other medical colleagues, and nurses, as well as developing integrated centers throughout the world to ensure that all children have access to quality colorectal care. He is actively engaged in helping patients, their doctors, and nurses in resource limited locations through the organization Colorectal Team Overseas, www.ctoverseas.org. He is the Chief of the Division of Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstruction at Children’s National Hospital, in Washington DC, a uniquely integrated team of pediatric colorectal surgeons, urologists, gynecologists, gastroenterologists, and nurses and is a professor of surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine.

"It is like a personal handbook written for students by an expert teacher. It is a wonderful contribution to the field, and I have no doubt that pediatric surgeons of all levels of experience will appreciate the author for having shared his experience in this way." - Jessica Roybal, MD, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital

• Part I: Anorectal and Cloacal Malformations1. Newborn Anorectal Malformations 2. Predictors of Continence3. Operative Decision Making4. Operative Techniques5. Anal Stenosis, Rectal Atresia, and Presacral Mass6. Cloaca7. Postoperative Care of a PSARP Incision8. Rare Cases9. Anorectal Malformation MythsPart II: Hirschsprung Disease10. Diagnosis11. Pull-Through12. Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease13. Late Diagnosis Hirschsprung Disease14. Hirschsprung Disease MythsPart III: Functional Constipation and Fecal Incontinence15. Bowel Management16. Evaluation of Constipation and Surgical Adjuncts17. Malone Appendicostomy (Antegrade) or Enemas (Retrograde) for Colonic Cleaning18. Malone Complications and Troubleshooting19. Laxatives20. Thickening the Stool with Fiber21. Bacterial Overgrowth22. Sharing Tissues23. Functional Constipation and Fecal Incontinence MythsPart IV: Post-PSARP and Post-HD Pull-Through Problems24. Problems after PSARP25. Deciding When to Do a Redo Procedure in ARM26. Problems after an HD Pull-Through27. Deciding When to Do a Redo Procedure in HDPart V: Miscellaneous Colorectal Topics and Techniques28. Operating Room Setup and Positioning29. Stomas30. Ischiorectal Fat Pad31. Miscellaneous Colorectal Conditions