186. Surgical Principles and Techniques in Paediatric Dermatology

  1. Alan D. Irvine MD, FRCPI, FRCP2,3,
  2. Peter H. Hoeger MD4,5,
  3. Albert C. Yan MD, FAAP, FAAD6,7
  1. Léon N. A. van Adrichem

Published Online: 24 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444345384.ch186

Book Title

Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 1, 2, Third Edition

Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 1, 2, Third Edition

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How to Cite

van Adrichem, L. N. A. (2011) Surgical Principles and Techniques in Paediatric Dermatology, in Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 1, 2, Third Edition (eds A. D. Irvine, P. H. Hoeger and A. C. Yan), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444345384.ch186

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

  2. 3

    Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

  3. 4

    University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  4. 5

    Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift, Hamburg, Germany

  5. 6

    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

  6. 7

    The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Author Information

  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 24 MAY 2011
  2. Published Print: 3 JUN 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405176958

Online ISBN: 9781444345384

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Keywords:

  • surgical principles and techniques - in paediatric dermatology;
  • surgery, treatment modality - for skin disorders in children;
  • practice of surgery - sharp mechanical manipulation of tissues;
  • wound healing, more active - causing hypertrophic scars;
  • benign tumours, removed for aesthetic reasons - for functional reasons;
  • skin lesion removal;
  • partial-thickness skin removal - spontaneous epithelialization, hair follicle ducts;
  • full-thickness skin lesion removal - excision with surgical knife;
  • wound closure - with autologous non-vascularized tissue;
  • treatment of giant congenital naevi

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Anaesthesia

  • Age

  • Indications

  • Skin lesion removal

  • Wound closure

  • Selected examples

  • References

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