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A review of single site minimally invasive surgery in infants and children
Carissa L Garey1, Carrie A Laituri, Daniel J Ostlie
1The Center for Prospective Clinical Trials, The Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Insights
Minimally invasive surgery, including single-incision techniques, offers benefits like less pain and faster recovery for pediatric patients. This review explores current and future innovative applications in pediatric minimally invasive surgery.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Surgical Innovation
Background:
- Videoscopic surgery is standard for many pediatric procedures.
- Benefits include reduced pain, better cosmetic outcomes, and quicker recovery.
- Single-incision techniques aim to further enhance cosmetic results.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current applications of innovative minimally invasive surgery in pediatrics.
- To explore future directions in pediatric minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Main Methods:
- Review of current literature on minimally invasive surgery in pediatric patients.
- Analysis of single-incision techniques and their application.
- Discussion of emerging innovations.
Main Results:
- Videoscopic surgery offers significant advantages in pediatric care.
- Single-incision approaches are being explored for improved cosmesis.
- Innovative techniques are expanding minimally invasive options for children.
Conclusions:
- Minimally invasive surgery, particularly single-incision approaches, holds promise for pediatric surgical care.
- Continued innovation is expected to further refine cosmetic and clinical outcomes in pediatric minimally invasive procedures.
Abstract:
Videoscopic surgery has become the standard approach for most thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic procedures in adults and children. These procedures have widely recognized benefits including decreased postoperative pain, improved cosmesis, and decreased convalescence. In a recent attempt to further improve the cosmetic result of these operations, surgeons have begun to employ a single incision through which all the operating instruments are placed. This article seeks to review the current and future application of innovative minimally invasive surgery to pediatric surgery.