Single-port laparoscopy: Considerations in children
As the quest to minimize scars from surgery continues, innovative methods of surgery, including single-port surgery, have come to the forefront. Here, we review considerations for surgery in children with particular attention to appendectomy and cholecystectomy. We discuss the future technologies th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Minimal Access Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2011;volume=7;issue=1;spage=96;epage=98;aulast=Ponsky |
| Summary: | As the quest to minimize scars from surgery continues, innovative methods of surgery, including single-port surgery, have come to the forefront. Here, we review considerations for surgery in children with particular attention to appendectomy and cholecystectomy. We discuss the future technologies that will aid in single-port surgery and how they apply to the paediatric population. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-9941 1998-3921 |