Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . The need to obtain diagnostic lung tissue occurs often in infants and children. Disease processes such as interstitial…
Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty, Nephrectomy, and Heminephrectomy
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . The use of laparoscopy in pediatric urology has evolved over the past 30 years. Beginning in the 1980s,…
Principles of Thoracoscopy
Although thoracoscopy was first described in the early 1900s, the minimally invasive approach to thoracic conditions has undergone an exponential increase in popularity and growth over the last two decades….
Pneumovesicoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is one of the most common urological problems in infants and young children, resulting from an incompetent ureterovesical junction (UVJ) that allows abnormal retrograde flow of urine…
Laparoscopic Assisted Pull-Through for Complex Anorectal Malformations and Cloacal Conditions
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . The basic principles of the posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) for the repair of anorectal malformations (ARMs) hold true…
Robotic Surgery: Principles and Application in Children
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Robotic surgery is a well-established technology in all surgical specialties. An enormous variety of cases have been accomplished…
Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Adnexal structures in females include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments that support their association with the uterus….
Laparoscopic Operation for Choledochal Cyst
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Choledochal cyst is a traditional term representing a congenital dilatation of the biliary tract. Choledochal cysts are classified…
Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernias
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed operations in children. The open inguinal approach is…
Laparoscopic Portoenterostomy (Kasai Operation)
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Despite the first successful surgical treatment for correctable biliary atresia (BA) being reported in 1928, very few patients…
