Cloacal Malformations: Case Studies

ISBN-13: 9781032230535 / Twarda / 2024 / 330 str.

Opis

A comprehensive account of all elements of care cloaca patients. Case studies provide valuable insights into a range of clinical scenarios, never previously categorized in this way. This is a unique resource that specialists across numerous fields will find to be an invaluable resource when dealing with the complex needs of cloaca patients

Spis treści

1. History of Cloacal Care 2. Overview of Cloacal Malformations 3. Preoperative Evaluation and Surgical Planning 4.The ARM Index 5. Surgical Reconstruction 6. Urological Evaluation and Long-Term Management in Cloacal Malformations 7. Gynecologic Evaluation and Intervention in Cloacal Malformations 8. Neurosurgical Implications 9. Bowel Management 10. Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Cloacal Malformations 11. Cases e.g.Total Urogenital Mobilization (TUM), Urogenital (UG) Separation, Special Cases

O autorze

Marc A. Levitt focuses 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 from over 75 countries and has performed more than 15,000 pediatric colorectal procedures. He has written four textbooks and this is his fifth, as well as over 300 scientific articles in this subject area. 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 and 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 and Pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine.