Kokila Lakhoo – författare

The second, fully updated edition of this book applies and contextualizes up-to-date information on pediatric surgery for low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The book is organized in general anatomic and thematic sections within pediatric surgery, such as urology, oncology, orthopedics and gastroenterology and includes chapters addressing the unique challenges and approaches for pediatric surgery in low-resource settings. Each chapter has dual authorship LMIC author providing context-specific insights and authors from high-income countries (HICs) contributing experience from well-resourced settings.Written in a reader-friendly format, this book has a uniform structure in each chapter, with introduction, demographics, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, investigations, management, outcome, prevention, ethics, evidence-based surgery and references. This comprehensive volume fills the gap between up-to-date pediatric surgical scholarship and knowledge developed and applied in HICs, and the practical needs of practitioners in low-resource settings. This is an indispensable guide for postgraduate surgical trainees in Africa and other LMICs as well as general surgeons practicing in Africa and other LMICs, who need to care surgically for children.

The second, fully updated edition of this book applies and contextualizes up-to-date information on pediatric surgery for low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The book is organized in general anatomic and thematic sections within pediatric surgery, such as urology, oncology, orthopedics and gastroenterology and includes chapters addressing the unique challenges and approaches for pediatric surgery in low-resource settings. Each chapter has dual authorship LMIC author providing context-specific insights and authors from high-income countries (HICs) contributing experience from well-resourced settings.Written in a reader-friendly format, this book has a uniform structure in each chapter, with introduction, demographics, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, investigations, management, outcome, prevention, ethics, evidence-based surgery and references. This comprehensive volume fills the gap between up-to-date pediatric surgical scholarship and knowledge developed and applied in HICs, and the practical needs of practitioners in low-resource settings. This is an indispensable guide for postgraduate surgical trainees in Africa and other LMICs as well as general surgeons practicing in Africa and other LMICs, who need to care surgically for children.

​This book provides a detailed overview of the latest techniques and management strategies in pediatric cancer surgery. It features detailed coverage of surgical oncology care, how to manage a range of tumor specific cases along with detailed insight on relevant background information of relevant scientific concepts. Chapters cover how to deliver cancer care across a range of settings, principles associated with multi-disciplinary management and palliative care. The applications of surgical techniques including open, endoscopic and robotic are discussed with informative photographs and illustrations accompanying the text to enhance the readers understanding of how to properly perform these methodologies. All tumor specific cases follow a clear uniform format covering patient evaluation, pre-operative and post-operative management strategies, to assist the reader in developing a detailed understanding of why a particular technique was used in a particular instance.Pediatric Surgical Oncology is a detailed guide to the application of the latest surgical techniques and management strategies for treating childhood cancer patients in both high and limited resource settings, making it a valuable resource for all practicing and trainee physicians who encounter these patients.