The surgical treatment of neonates has enjoyed rapid development during the last 50 years.
Neonatal surgery has now become an independent branch of general surgery, which …

This issue of Seminars in Neonatology is dedicated to the topic of Recent Advances in
Neonatal Surgery. The surgical treatment of neonates has enjoyed rapid development …

Surgical conditions affecting the neonatal intestine, including duodenal atresia, jejunoileal
atresia, meconium ileus, midgut volvulus, Hirschsprung's disease, and necrotizing …

Neonatal surgical mortality has steadily fallen over the last five decades. Improved survival
does not appear to be related to the introduction of new operative procedures. Most of the …

Neonatal surgery emerged as a fledgling in the 1930s and 1940s in restricted regional
centers of the world where the pioneer pediatric surgeons were located. It galvanized into a …

RECENT ADVANCES in pediatric surgery are reflected in all aspects of surgical care of the
newborn infant including preand postoperative support. Gastrointestinal emergencies in the …

The neonate, infant, child, and adolescent differ significantly from each other and from the
adult. The most distinctive and rapidly changing physiological characteristics occur during …

Advances in the sophistication of operative and anaesthetic techniques and progress in pre-
and postoperative care have contributed to the improved survival of infants undergoing …

The birth of a newborn in most cases marks a joyous occasion for a family. However,
occasionally it is dampened by the tragedy of a congenital anomaly or illness within the first …

Surgical disorders in neonates encompass a broad variety of diagnoses, some of which are
congenital and others, such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), are acquired. Congenital …