NEONATAL SURGERY - 1976

Foreword

Neonatal surgery is one of the most challenging branches of pediatrics. The detailed descriptions of clinical presentations and treatments for Congenital Malformations, purulent-Inflammatory Diseases, trauma, tumors, and functional disorders in newborns are of profound interest. The authors have paid close attention to organizational issues, medical deontology, anesthesiology, intensive care, optimal timing for surgical intervention, specific surgical techniques, and patient evaluation.

There is a scarcity of original textbooks on this subject, which explains the authors' commendable effort to analyze the Critical Periods of Embryonic and Fetal development during which malformations arise, using normal Embryogenesis and normal topographical and anatomical parameters of the newborn as a baseline.

The Structure of the monograph, complemented by exceptional illustrations, enables physicians to apply pathogenetically sound surgical Procedures and technical approaches in clinical practice, as well as to properly organize medical care for this critically ill group of patients. Many challenges still lie ahead—such as intrafetal surgery and neonatal organ transplantation—which will require further investigation by pediatric surgeons and specialists in related disciplines.

Extensive experience has been accumulated at the Clinical Center for Neonatal Surgery, established 15 years ago. The insights presented in this monograph will prove invaluable to clinicians and will undoubtedly contribute to further improving Treatment outcomes for newborns.

Class="right">Academician B. V. Petrovsky