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Anesthesia for Pediatric Urology

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Many urogenital conditions are unique to children. An overview of some of the conditions that necessitate a carefully considered anesthetic approach with techniques to anticipate and prevent complications is discussed.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, 3 Sefton Rd, Sale, M33 7FH, Manchester, Lancashire, UK

    Katherine Kirkpatrick MB.Ch.B., FRCA

  2. Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, UK

    Rita Vashisht D.A., FFARCSI, FRCA

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  1. Departments of Anesthesiology and Urolog, Icahn School of Medcine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA

    Daniel M. Gainsburg

  2. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Anesthesiology, New York, New York, USA

    Ethan O. Bryson

  3. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Anesthesiology, New York, New York, USA

    Elizabeth A. M. Frost

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Kirkpatrick, K., Vashisht, R. (2014). Anesthesia for Pediatric Urology. In: Gainsburg, D., Bryson, E., Frost, E. (eds) Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7363-3_9

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