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Pediatric Surgery Procedures
5 procedures tested on the ABS Certifying Exam
Pediatric surgery cases on the general surgery oral boards focus on conditions a general surgeon may encounter before a transfer is feasible: necrotizing enterocolitis, pyloric stenosis, intussusception, malrotation with volvulus, appendicitis in young children, and inguinal hernia in infants. Age-specific physiology and indications for transfer are tested.
Pyloromyotomy (Ramstedt)
Longitudinal division of the hypertrophied pyloric muscle in infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, performed either open (RUQ transverse incision or periumbilical) or laparos…
Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair
Surgical repair of a tracheoesophageal fistula with or without esophageal atresia, the most common congenital esophageal anomaly. The examiner expects you to classify the Gross typ…
Gastroschisis / Omphalocele Repair
Surgical correction of congenital abdominal wall defects. The examiner expects you to differentiate gastroschisis (right-sided paraumbilical defect without a covering membrane, bow…
Ladd's Procedure (Malrotation)
The definitive operation for intestinal malrotation, performed emergently for midgut volvulus or electively for diagnosed malrotation. The examiner expects you to recognize the pre…
Hirschsprung's Pull-Through
Definitive surgical treatment for Hirschsprung's disease — resection of the aganglionic bowel segment and pull-through of normally innervated bowel to the anus. The examiner expect…
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