序 我2008年回到馬來西亞,看到馬來西亞的醫師到處正在做pleurosopy,甚至學新加坡到處辦起workshops,台灣呢?而同年(2008)香港也在他們自己國內發表:Pleuroscopy:our initial experience in Hong Kong,我頓時感受到台灣危機出現。我回台灣,就開始構思如何開始pleuroscopy,萬事真的開頭難,才發現台灣沒有像新馬內科胸腔鏡(LTF
Pediatric surgery is a surgical subspecialty which has relatively fewer members and a shorter history than other surgical subspecialties. In the courses of medical education, few lectures, even deficient, focus on the surgery for these young patients. The authors of Concise Atlas of Pediatric Surgery are well experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of common and important pediatric surgical diseases for many years. The full-color images include clinical, radiological, surgical and pathological conditions. These are followed by simple explanatory text with regards to diagnosis and management. The full spectrum of pediatric surgery from neonatal surgery, to general, thoracic and urological surgery, as well as oncology and vascular conditions are included, which provide an indispensable reference for the clinicians and medical students who want to have more in-depth learning about pediatric surgery.PrefacePediatric surgery is a surgical subspecialty which has relatively fewer members a