Small: Life and Death on the Front Lines of Pediatric Surgery

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( small ) small Life and Death on the Front Lines of Pediatric Surgery CATHERINE MUSEMECHE, MD DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PRESS Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth College Press An imprint of University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2014 Catherine Musemeche All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Eric M. Brooks Typeset in Whitman by Passumpsic Publishing For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com. “Conch” (p. v), © 1948 by E. B. White. Used by permission of the Estate of E. B. White. All rights reserved. While all of the events in this book are true, the names and personal characteristics of the patients involved have been changed to protect their privacy. Any resulting resemblance to other persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and unintentional. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Musemeche, Catherine, author. Small: life and death on the front lines of pediatric surgery / Catherine Musemeche. p.; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-61168-442-1 (cloth : alk. paper)— isbn 978-1-61168-635-7 (ebook) I. Title. [dnlm: 1. Surgical Procedures, Operative— Personal Narratives. 2. Child. 3. General Surgery— history—Personal Narratives. 4. Infant. 5. Pediatrics— history—Personal Narratives. wo 925] rd27.35.b47 617.092—dc23 [b]  2014014173 5 4 3 2 1 conch Hold a baby to your ear As you would a shell: Sounds of centuries you hear New centuries foretell. Who can break a baby’s code? And which is the older— The listener or his small load? The held or the holder? ( E. B. WHITE ) ...