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The latest volume in a series for specialists in pediatric surgery.

In 1968 the first contacts were arranged with the publishing house of Urban & Schwarzenberg concerning the establishment of a periodical to be produced in English with the aim of publishing important scientific work in pediatric surgery and related disciplines.

At first sight it may appear strange that a volume of Progress in Pediatric Surgery should be devoted to the history of our specialty. A few dozen of the inter mediary generation started work immediately after the war, while the new generation who are now dominating our specialty must be counted in thousands.

Further more, it seems worthwhile to review cases of surgical pulmonary dis eases, except for the already widely discussed problems ofempyemas or bronchiectasis. With 3 Figures ... With 7 Figures . . With 6 Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Laser Instruments We use a neodymium-YAG laser mediLas 2 (MBB-Medizintechnik, D-8012 Ottobrunn, Federal Republic of Germany), wavelength l. The Nd-YAG laser system mediLas 2 with maximal power output around 100 W The Neodymium Y AG Laser in Surgery of Parenchymatous Organs 25 Fig.

In addition to the great strides made in surgical and anesthetic technique and operative monitoring, progress in four areas has substantially advanced the management of endocrine dis orders in the pediatric age group in the last decade: imaging, pathology, pharmacology and genetics.