The seventh edition of the acclaimed text operative pediatric surgery continues to provide a unique level of comprehensive detail on the full range of surgically treatable conditions presented in neonate and childhood as well as in utero with an international list of authors the chapters have been updated and complemented by the high quality artwork that has established this operative guide as the standard reference for the pediatric surgeon. Operative pediatric surgery second edition is a comprehensive well illustrated text that delivers expert coverage of the pathophysiology diagnosis and treatment of pediatric surgical disease this detailed single volume resource is enhanced by numerous drawings radiographs and photographs that illustrate the authors preferred operative techniques wherever appropriate diagnostic and care guidelines are also included. The eighth edition of the acclaimed text operative pediatric surgery continues to provide a unique level of comprehensive detail on the full range of surgically treatable conditions presented in neonate and childhood as well as in utero with an international list of authors the chapters have been updated and complemented by the high quality artwork that has established this operative guide as the standard reference for the pediatric surgeon a new team of editors provides . Operative pediatric surgery second edition is divided into 11 sections that include a total of 100 chapters the book opens with an informative general principles section that provides important background information on topics such as the history of pediatric surgery ethical considerations pediatric surgical critical care and office based ambulatory surgery the rest of the text is organized primarily by organ enhanced by a timely section on solid organ transplantation in this second