Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15, January 2010

Paediatric anatomy

Anthony Lander PhD FRCS(Paed) DCH is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at the Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Jeremy Newman FRCS is a Specialist Surgical Registrar at the Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Technological and clinical advances in neonatal medicine have enabled the successful management of the preterm infant born at as early as 24 weeks' gestation. An understanding of the anatomical differences between adults, infants and neonates is essential for the clinician managing newborns. This article illustrates the clinically important variations in anatomy, focussing mainly on the normal neonatal anatomy.

Keywords: Anatomy, development, infant, neonate

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PII: S0263-9319(09)00249-X

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2009.10.009

Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15, January 2010

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