Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric Surgery is a surgical specialty encompassing the diagnostic, operative, and postoperative management of congenital and acquired surgical conditions in infants, children, and adolescents, characterized by specialized approaches responsive to the unique developmental anatomy and physiology of younger patients.

20.9K

Publications

845.2K

Citations

63.3K

Authors

6.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3.7K

Variants

Pediatric Surgical Sciences

Parents

PediatricsSurgery

Children

Colorectal SurgeryCongenital AnomaliesGastrointestinal SurgeryHernia RepairMinimally Invasive Pediatric SurgeryMinimally Invasive SurgeryNeonatal SurgeryPediatric Emergency SurgeryPediatric Endocrine SurgeryPediatric Oncologic Surgery

Publications

20.9K

The surgery of infancy and childhood

Willis J. Potts · The Journal of Pediatrics · 1953 · 1.4K citations

Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery +10

Sleep-Disordered Breathing and School Performance in Children

David Gozal · PEDIATRICS · 1998 · 1.2K citations

Medicine, Child Health, Pediatrics +17

Anti-Angiogenesis

Judah Folkman · Annals of Surgery · 1972 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery +2

Long-Term Total Parenteral Nutrition with Growth, Development, and Positive Nitrogen Balance

Stanley J. Dudrick, Douglas W. Wilmore, Harry M. Vars et al. · 2023 · 1.1K citations

Agriculture, Nutrition, Surgery +16

Comparison between transcatheter and surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect in children and adults

Zhong‐Dong Du, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Charles S. Kleinman et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2002 · 960 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +13

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Authors

63.3K

JP
Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Johns Hopkins University, United States
94 publications · 6.2K citations
44
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JC
Jacob C. Langer
Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
60 publications · 3.5K citations
37
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CE
Ciro Esposito
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
74 publications · 3.7K citations
35
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SK
Sara K. Pasquali
University of Michigan, United States
57 publications · 3.9K citations
35
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GH
George Holcomb
Children's Mercy Hospital, United States
71 publications · 3.6K citations
34
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Institutions

6.6K

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Venues

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2.2K publications · 96.6K citations
115
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PEDIATRICS
325 publications · 24.1K citations
85
h-index
The Journal of Urology
374 publications · 20.8K citations
81
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Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
362 publications · 21.6K citations
81
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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
ATS · 430 publications · 21.1K citations
77
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See also Pediatric Surgery
Disease Categories	Congenital Aganglionosis Congenital Biliary Atresia Adult Appendicitis Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia-associated Gastrointestinal Complications Pediatric Ankle Fractures Solid Tumor Oncology
Patient Populations	Pediatrics Pediatric Oncology Fetal Surgery
Operative Techniques	Robot-assisted Surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery Pediatric Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty Single-incision Laparoscopy Fetal Surgery Surgical Endoscopy Navigation-assisted Surgery Intraoperative Navigation
Perioperative Care	Regional Anesthesia Transfusion Medicine Analgesia Play Therapy Preoperative Fasting Optimization Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Isotonic Crystalloid Therapy Postanesthesia Pain Assessment Intraoperative Monitoring Temperature Management Anticoagulation Therapy Vasodilator Therapy
Subspecialties	General Surgery Neurosurgery Fetal Surgery