[Teaching of pediatric surgery in Mexico].

This is a brief presentation of the way in which a large number of Mexican pediatric surgeons have been made from the beginning of this specialty at the Hospital Infantil de México to the present time, stressing the medical pediatric basis in pediatric surgery and on their lack of training in general surgery. Results are presented from a survey made among pediatric surgeons, highlighting the fact that the pediatric surgeon limits his role to only one type or surgery which always seems to be abdominal, disregarding vascular, gynecologic or urologic surgery. A noteworthy fact is that pediatric surgeons dedicate most of their time to medical pediatrics. A vicious circle in which the pediatric surgeon seems to have fallen in is presented. A series of steps are set forth to end this vicious circle such as improving training of pediatric surgery, establishing training objectives according to reality and avoiding frustration of those who are trained to operate on children and turn out dedicated to medical pediatrics.