The Surgical Examination of Children

General Principles.- Is the Baby Normal.- Abdominal Pain: Is it Appendicitis.- Inguinoscrotal Lesions.- Abnormalities of The Penis.- The Umbilicus.- Non Bile-Stained Vomiting in Infancy.- Colic.- The Neck.- The Head and Face.- The Mouth.- Trauma.- The Limbs.- Urinary Tract Symptoms.- Abdominal Masses.- Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding.- Jaundice.- Spina Bifida.- Abnormalities of the Chest Wall and Breast.- Respiratory Distress in the Newborn.- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction.- Ambiguous Genitalia: Is it a Boy or a Girl.

John M. Hutson, MB, BS, MD(Hons.1), MD (Monash), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery), MD, DSc (Melb.),FAAP(Hon), qualified from Monash University Medical School in 1972 and went on to specialize in paediatric surgery, ultimately becoming Professor and Director of the Department of General Surgery at the Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia in 1994. He currently holds the Chair of Paediatric Surgery at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne. Dr. Hutson has special expertise in paediatric urology and the surgical management of patients with disorders of sex development, and leads the Centre for Early Sexual Development at the Royal Children's Hospital, which is the major referral centre for Southern Australia and New Zealand. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Hutson has undertaken a great deal of research, and in 2006 won the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Research Prize. His research interests include the regulation of testicular descent, postnatal germ cell regulation, inguinal hernia closure, the VATER association, and colonic dysmotility. He is the Editor (Australasia) for Pediatric Surgery International, Associate Editor for the Journal of Pediatric Surgery He is the author of over 300 original papers in refereed journals as well as numerous review articles, and is the author or editor of 15 previous books. In 2007, Dr. Hutson was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).    Spencer W. Beasley, MB ChB, MS, FRACS, is Clinical Professor of Paediatrics and Surgery at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago and Clinical Director of the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand from where he provides a regional paediatric surgical service to the whole of the South Island of New Zealand. He also runs an active research unit. Dr. Beasley gained his MB ChB from the University of Otago in 1976 and in 1988 became a Master of Surgery at the University of

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is a small, pleasant ... simple book that covers, in a meandering sort of way, what the title describes -- examination of children with surgical problems. ... Each chapter concludes with some 'golden rules' and a list of further readings. ... concluding 'golden rules' summarize major points for each chapter and are excellent for beginners in pediatric care. Overall, this is a pleasant read, a reminder of lessons learned long ago, and a good primer for novices in the field of childhood surgical care." (Robert M. Arensman, Doody's Review Service, February, 2013)