• In this booklet parents will find the answers for many of their question about their kids operations
•       What parents need to know about their kids operation.pdf
• For residents in ped surgey
• Handbook.pdf 
• frequently encounter problems in neonates.pdf   

Resources for Parents

This section of the APSA Web site is designed to provide general educational information to parents and other caregivers who are coping with their child's illness, injury or pending surgical procedure.

If you're not sure what the condition is, use the search engine to search these articles for information that may relate to your child's condition. You can be as general or as specific as you want, i.e. "neck" or "cystic hygroma", depending on the amount of information you have already acquired from your child's pediatrician or a pediatric surgeon.

• Achalasia
• Ambiguous Genitalia
• Annular Pancreas
• Appendicitis
• Biliary Atresia
• Biliary Dyskinesia
• Branchial Cysts, Sinuses and Remnants
• Breast Problems
• BROVIAC®* Catheters, PICC Lines and Other Catheters
• Chest (Mediastinal) Cysts
• Choledochal Cyst
• Cholecystitis Acalculous
• Cholelithiasis (Gallstones)
• Congenital Diaphramatic Hernia
• Conjoined Twins
• Cystic Hygroma
• Empyema
• Epididymitis and Orchitis
• Foreign Bodies and Bezoars
• Gastroesophageal Reflux and Other Disorders of Esophageal Function
• Gastroschisis
• Hirschsprung's Disease
• Hydrops (Swelling) of the Gallbladder
• Hyperinsulinism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Imperforate Anus
• Inguinal Hernia and Hydrocele
• Intussusception
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Malrotation and Volvulus
• Meckel's Diverticulum
• Meconium Ileus
• Meconium Plug/Small Left Colon Syndrome
• Neck Abnormalities
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Neuroblastoma
• Omphalocele
• Pancreas Transplantation
• Pancreas Tumors
• Pancreas Divisum
• Pancreatic Cysts
• Pancreatitis
• Parathyroid
• Pectus Carinatum
• Pectus Excavatum
• Perianal and Perirectal Abscess
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Umbilical Granuloma/Polyp
• Umbilical Infection (omphalitis)
• Umbilical Problems
• Urachal Abnormalities
• Short Bowel Syndrome
• Solid Chest (Medistinal) Tumors
• Spleen Problems
• Testicular Torsion
• Thyroglossal Duct Cysts and Sinuses
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroiditis
• Thyroid Nodules
• Thyroid Tissue at the Wrong Site (Ectopic)
• Torsion of Testicular Appendix
• Torticollis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Umbilical (Belly Button) Hernia
• Undescended Testis
• Wilms' Tumor

Articles and graphics adapted from O'Neill: Principles of Pediatric Surgery.© 2003, Elsevier.
*BROVIAC® is a registered trademark of C.R. Bard, Inc. and its related company, BCR, Inc.

Links for Pediatric Surgeons

American Academy of Pediatrics

American College of Surgeons

American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association (APSNA)

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons

ClinicalTrials.gov

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

MEDLINEplus.gov

The National Library of Medicine

Pediatric Surgery International

PubMed/MEDLINE

Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics

World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons