Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery

   by George W. Holcomb MD MBA (Author), J. Patrick Murphy MD (Author), Shawn D. St Peter MD (Author)

Welcome to the Seventh Edition of this textbook, which was originally conceived and developed by Drs. Tom Holder and Keith Ashcraft. The first edition was published in 1980. We continue to hold dearly several tenets of this book: readability, an international perspective, an emphasis on general pediatric surgery and urology, and portability. In the Preface of the Second Edition, Drs. Holder and Ashcraft wrote, “Our intent is to provide a book that has a clear explanation of a subject done in a readable style.” Our readers live all over the world, and, for this reason, we have many authors who practice outside the United States. Also, urology is a significant part of an international pediatric surgeon’s practice, and we have continued to have a relatively large portion of the book devoted to pediatric urology. Finally, for ease of access to the book, it remains a single volume book and is available online.

  In this edition, we have a number of new authors and many returning authors. There has been significant updating of the text and illustrations. All the illustrations are in color. Also, a large number of figures are new to this edition. Finally, there are over 50 videos that accompany this book and are designed to help the reader better understand many of the operative techniques described in the chapters. These videos are accessible via our Expert Consult website (expertconsult.com). The code in the front of this book allows access to the online version of the book and the videos. 

We are very pleased to acknowledge Mrs. Barbara Juarez, Mrs. Linda Jankowski, and Mrs. Jeannette Whitney, who have been instrumental in the behind-the-scenes production of the last several editions of this book. All three will be retiring soon, and we are truly indebted to their tireless efforts. Their many contributions to our hospital and the editors will be dearly missed in the future. This book is dedicated to these three wonderful colleagues. 

Again, we are pleased to offer this book for your education and, hopefully, enjoyment. We look forward to interacting with many of you over the next several years.

Product details

• Publisher : Elsevier Canada; 7th edition (May 29 2019)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 1316 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0323549403
• ISBN-13 : 978-0323549400
• Item weight : 3.78 kg
• Dimensions : 22.23 x 6.35 x 27.94 cm