Clinical Pediatric Surgery Quotes

“If a direct hernia is obvious during an open operation, a simple Bassini repair in most children suffices.”
― Sherif Emil, Clinical Pediatric Surgery: A Case-Based Interactive Approach

“Hydrops is diagnosed when there is abnormal accumulation of fluid in two or more fetal compartments, including ascites, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and skin edema.”
― Sherif Emil, Clinical Pediatric Surgery: A Case-Based Interactive Approach

“In assessing any bronchopulmonary malformation in an asymptomatic child, the first chest x-ray should be performed 24–48 hours after birth to allow for resolution of lung fluid.”
― Sherif Emil, Clinical Pediatric Surgery: A Case-Based Interactive Approach

“Recently, single and multi-institution retrospective studies have shown a higher rate of postoperative stricture in patients who had transanastomotic tubes.”
― Sherif Emil, Clinical Pediatric Surgery: A Case-Based Interactive Approach

“while pectus excavatum may be easy to hide, pectus carinatum may be obvious even with the chest covered.”
― Sherif Emil, Clinical Pediatric Surgery: A Case-Based Interactive Approach