Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery, 8th Edition
This item will be released on 11-03-2025
Readable, authoritative, and highly illustrated, Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery, 8th Edition, has been the go-to, classic reference in the field for 45 years. This fully revised single-volume text provides state-of-the-art coverage―both in print and on video―of the full range of surgical problems in infants, children, and adolescents, equipping you to achieve optimal outcomes for every patient.
Readable, authoritative, and highly illustrated, Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery, 8th Edition, has been the go-to, classic reference in the field for 45 years. This fully revised single-volume text provides state-of-the-art coverage―both in print and on video―of the full range of surgical problems in infants, children, and adolescents, equipping you to achieve optimal outcomes for every patient.
Key Features
- Provides clear, practical coverage to help you implement today’s best evidence-based open and minimally invasive techniques, with guidance from internationally recognized experts in the field
- Contains 80 well-written chapters and dozens of videos that encompass the entire range of general surgical procedures in infants, children, and adolescents, including trauma, thoracic, abdominal, urologic and neoplastic disorders
- Features more than 1,000 high-quality, full-color images depicting the visual nuances of surgery for the full range of pediatric and urologic conditions you’re likely to see
- Delivers comprehensive updates throughout, new operative videos, a new chapter on skeletal tumors, more algorithms for improved decision making, and new text boxes for further reading and additional resources
- Focuses on clinically useful information throughout, including appropriate perioperative care and relevant basic science
- An ideal resource for review and study for certification and recertification exams
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Author Information
Edited by Shawn D. St Peter, MD, Senior Vice President/Surgeon-in-Chief , Chair, Department of Surgery – Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Professor, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Thomas Holder and Keith Ashcraft Endowed Chair in Surgical Research, Director, Center for Prospective TrialsChildren’s Mercy Kansas City, USA and Charles L. Snyder, MD, Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, USA
