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A big brother offers guidance to kids facing surgery in Smith's picture book. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Knee flexor muscle contracture is frequent in patients with spastic cerebral palsy. The purpose of the study was to determine whether percutaneous tenotomy and aponeurotomy may decrease knee flexor contracture in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Material and methods: A prospective study of consecutive cases was conducted from January to December 2009 in 24 children with a diagnosis of moderate to severe spastic cerebral palsy who had knee flexor contracture with a popliteal angle ≥ 45° and a gross motor function classification scale of 4 or 5; they underwent percutaneous tenotomy and aponeurotomy surgery and were followed-up for 24 months. Variance analysis with a factorial design was used for data analysis. Results: The mean popliteal angle was 83.48° preoperatively and 27.30° by the end of the follow-up, with an improvement of 56.18° (p < 0.01). Statistically significant differences were found in all measurements comparing them with the baseline values. Discussion: Percutaneous aponeurotomy of knee flexor muscles is described. Compared to other procedures it provides the benefits of minimally invasive surgery, mild postoperative pain, short hospital stay--without using immobilization during the entire process--and children returned to their therapy program within five days. Conclusion: Percutaneous tenotomy and aponeurotomy of knee flexors was shown to be a good alternative for the treatment of knee flexor contracture in patients with spastic cerebral palsy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Surgically Shaping Children: Technology, Ethics and the Pursuit of Normality," edited by Erik Parens.

This second edition of I Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery i is certainly the most updated and complete book currently available for experienced subspecialists, epilepsy surgeons, and epileptologists involved in the care of children with intractable epilepsy. The surgical treatment of epilepsy is the subject of Part IV, which should be regarded as the core of the book. In spite of their large number and their different nationalities, the editors have been able to maintain an even and high quality in a book that is at the moment the most complete and qualified reference text in the field of surgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy. [Extracted from the article]

Carnevale FC, Borges MV, de Paula Pinto RA, Oliva JL, de Castro Andrade W, Maksoud JG. Endovascular treatment of stenosis between hepatic vein and inferior vena cava following liver transplantation in a child: A case report.Pediatr Transplantation 2004.© 2004 Blackwell MunksgaardThe liver transplantation technique advances have allowed the endovascular treatment of stenosis between hepatic vein and inferior vena cava, and this has become an established and widely acceptable method for the treatment of patients with end-stage liver disease. However, in spite of the advances in the surgical technique of liver transplantation there is relatively still a high incidence of postoperative complications, especially those related to vascular complications. One technical variant of orthotopic liver transplantation is the piggyback technique with conservation of the recipient vena cava, which is anastomosed to the graft hepatic veins. As a consequence of the increased number of liver transplants in children, there is a higher demand for endovascular treatment of vascular stenosis, such as those at the level of the hepatic veins. This leads to more consistent experience of endovascular treatment of the surgical vascular complications following liver transplantation. This article describes the case of a child submitted to liver transplantation with reduced graft (left lateral segment) who presented stenosis of the anastomosis between the hepatic vein and IVC 6 months later which was successfully treated by PTA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A little girl feels nervous about undergoing minor surgery in this debut picture book. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sinha M, Lewis MA, Riad H, Webb NJA. Complete necrosis of allograft ureter after cadaveric renal transplantation. Pediatr Transplantation 2004: 8: 91–93. © 2004 Blackwell Munksgaard Complete necrosis of a transplant ureter is a rare complication that needs to be considered early in cases of severe graft dysfunction if successful surgical intervention and restoration of graft function is to be achieved. We report on two cases of this complication occurring in children and discuss the surgical management. Surgical exploration of grafts where there is an early sudden decline in function is imperative as routine imaging will not exclude this potentially treatable problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Children's Consent to Surgery," by Priscilla Alderson.

The article reviews the book "The Victim Is Always the Same," by I. S. Cooper.

The article reviews the book "Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery: A Practical Guide," by Donald S. Bae and Peter M. Waters.

The article presents a review of the book "Children's Surgery: A Worldwide History," by John G Raffensperger.

The article reviews the book "Pediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management," edited by Prem Puri and Michael E. Höllwarth.

The article reviews the book "Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management," 6th ed., edited by John M. Hutson, Michael O' Brien, Alan A. Woodward and Spencer W. Beasley.

The article presents a review of the book "Pediatric Urology: Surgical Complications and Management" edited by Duncan T. Wilcox, Prasad P. Godbole, and Martin A. Koyle.

The article reviews the book "Reoperative Pediatric Surgery," edited by S. Teich and D. Caniano.

The article reviews the book "Paediatric Surgery and Urology: Long-Term Outcomes," edited by M. D. Stringer, K. T. Oldham and P. D. E. Mouriquand.

The article reviews the book "Surgically Shaping Children: Technology, Ethics, and the Pursuit of Normality," edited by Erik Parens.

Reviews the book "Principles and Practice of Pediatric Surgery, vols 1 & 2," edited by Keith T. Oldham, Paul M. Colombani, Robert P. Foglia, and Michael A. Skinner.

Reviews the book "Pediatric Surgery," by Keith W. Ashcraft, George W. Holcomb and J. Patrick Murphy.

Reviews the book 'Walk on Water: Inside on Elite Pediatric Surgical Unit,' by Michael Ruhlman.

Reviews the book "Pediatric Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas and Spleen," edited by M Schitler.

Reviews the book "Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management," 3rd ed., edited by Peter G. Jones and Alan A. Woodward.

Reviews the book 'A Night Without Stars,' by James Howe.

A description of the Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery Course, being offered at Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College (LNH &MC), Institute for Postgraduate Medical Studies & Health Sciences Karachi in Karachi, Pakistan is presented.

The article reviews the book "Pediatric Surgery: Resident Handbook," by C. Ramachandra.

The article reviews the book "Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery," 5th edition, edited by J. P. Murphy and G. W. Holcomb III.

The article reviews the book "Pediatric Surgery," edited by M. Davenport and A. Pierro.

The article reviews the book "Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq," by Chris Coppola.

The article reviews the book "Surgery of the Pediatric Spine," by Daniel H. Kim, Randal R. Betz, Stephen L. Huhn, and Peter O. Newton.

The article reviews the book "Operative Pediatric Surgery," by L. Spitz and edited by A. G. Coran.

The article reviews the book "Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery," edited by Michael L. Bentz, Bruce S. Bauer and Ronald M. Zuker.

The article reviews the book "Operative Pediatric Surgery," edited by L. Spitz and A. G. Coran.

The article reviews the book "Paediatric Surgery and Urology. Longterm Outcomes," 2nd edition, edited by Mark D. Stringer, Keith T. Oldham, and Pierre D.E. Mouriquand.

This article reviews the book "Surgically Shaping Children: Technology, Ethics, and the Pursuit of Normality," edited by Erik Parens.

The article reviews the book "Pediatric Surgery," edited by P. Puri and M. Hollworth.

The article reviews the book "Principles of pediatric surgery," 2nd edition, edited by James O'Neill.

The article reviews the book "Advanced Pediatric Craniocervical Surgery," 1st ed., by Douglas L. Brockmeyer.

Reviews the book "Atlas of Children's Surgery," by G. H. Willital, E. Keily, A. Gohary, D. K. Gupta, Minju Li and Y. Tsuchida.

Reviews the book “Principles of Pediatric Surgery,” 2nd ed., edited by J.A. O'Neill Jr., J.L. Grosfeld, E.W. Fonkalsrud, A.G. Coran and A.C. Caldamone.

Reviews the book "Surgical Directives: Pediatric Surgery," edited by Peter Mattei.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Surgery of the Liver, Bile Ducts and Pancreas in Children,' edited by E.R. Howard, M.D. Stringer and P.M. Columbani.