Application of endoscopy in pediatric surgery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2017.11.005
- VernacularTitle:腔镜在小儿外科中的应用
- Author:
Gang WANG
;
Rongde WU
- Keywords:
Laparoscopy;
Retroperitoneal laparoscopy;
Thoracoscopy;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2017;32(11):816-818
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The application of endoscopy in pediatric surgery began in 1970s,and it was used for diagnosis of disease at first.After that,laparoscopy and thoracoscopy were widely applied in pediatric general surgery,urology and thoracic surgery.Nowadays,most pediatric abdominal and thoracic diseases could be treated by endoscopic minimally invasive surgery,including pediatric congenital malformation,acute abdominal disease,tumor,and so on.Neonatal laparoscopy has developed rapidly in recent years,which could be performed in most neonatal surgeries.With the development of technology,the application of 3D laparoscopy and surgical robot bring laparoscopy into a new era.Predictably,with the updates of endoscopic devices and the technical improvement,endoscopy could be more popular and used for more difficult surgery and younger children.