§16§In 1968 the first contacts were arranged with the publishing house of Urban 〓16§o longer look after Progress in Pediatric Surgery. With the agreement of Mr. Urban, we had to look for another' publisher and found Springer-Verlag, who agreed to continue publishing Progress in Pediatric Surgery in the approved lay-out. We cordially thank Dietrich G6tze of Springer-Verlag for his helpful support. This volume (No. 18) is the first of Progress in Pediatric Surgery to appear under the guidance of Springer-Verlag. We want to express our thanks to Mr. Urban and Dr. §04§I: Gastroesophageal Reflux in Childhood.- Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Esophagus in Childhood.- Correlation Between Manometric and Roentgenologic Findings of Diseases of the Esophagus in Infants and Children.- Significance of Esophageal Manometry and Long-term pH Monitoring for the Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infancy and Childhood.- Progress in the Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Childhood: 24-Hour pH Monitoring.- Endoscopic Findings in Reflux Esophagitis in Childhood.- Morphological Findings in Peptic Esophageal Stenosis with Barrett's Ulcer in Children.- Combined Disturbance of Respiratory Regulation and Esophageal Function in Early Infancy.- Esophageal Dysfunction and Bronchial Asthma.- Esophageal and Pulmonary Scintiscanning in Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children.- Conservative Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux and Hiatus Hernia.- Gastroesophageal Reflux and Severe Mental Retardation.- Late Results After Operations for Hiatus Hernia.- To Nissen §04§ or Not to Nissen.- Retroesophageal Hiatal Plasty and Gastropexy in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux with or Without Hiatus Hernia in Childhood.- Small Bowel Esophagoplasty with Vascular Microanastomoses in the Neck for Treatment of Esophageal Burns in Childhood.- Follow-up Examinations of Conservatively and Surgically Treated Children with Hiatus Hernia.- II: Problems of Splenic Surgery in Childhood.- Immunological and Hematological Consequences of Deficient Function of the Spleen.- Immunological Consequences of Splenectomy.- Immunologic Status of Children After Splenectomy.- Ultrasonic Diagnosis of the Spleen.- Hematological and Oncological Indications for Splenectomy in Children.- Selective Hemisplenectomy for Hodgkin's Disease.- Experimental and Clinical Experience with theDifferent Possibilities of Preserving Splenic Tissue After Rupture of the Spleen.- Incidence of Serious Infections After Splenectomy in Childhood.- Problems in Spleen Autotransplantation: Comparative §04§ Study of Types of Implantation in Animal Experiments.
