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[The place of laparoscopy in pediatric surgery]
Y Heloury1, M D Leclair, V Plattner
1Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, CHU Hôpital Mère-Enfant, Nantes.
Annales De Chirurgie
|February 10, 1999
Abstract:
The development of laparoscopy in children is designed to decrease the risks of this technique by respecting certain rules (particularly open laparoscopy). The indications are beginning to be well defined for certain frequent diseases (appendicitis, impalpable testes, gastro-oesophageal reflux) suitable for prospective studies, but remain much more subjective in other indications (splenectomy, lumboscopy) due to the limited paediatric series.