Essentials of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saxena, Amulya K. (Editor), Hl̲lwarth, Michael E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Orthopedic surgery.; Pediatrics.; Surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pediatric Surgery.; Urology/Andrology.; Thoracic Surgery.; Surgical Orthopedics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78387-9

'Essentials of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery' addresses the essential and practical aspects of laparoscopic surgery in the pediatric age group. It offers the readers the opportunity to understand, in a well-outlined manner, the approach to decision making in the implementation of laparoscop...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: History of Endoscopic Surgery
• Instrumentation and Equipment
• Ergonomics of Endoscopic Surgery
• Instrument Ergonomics
• Suturing Techniques
• Effects of Insufflation
• Anethesia Considerations
• Preoperative Considerations
• Closed- and Open-Access Techniques
• Concepts in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
• Robot-Assisted Pediatric Surgery
• Lobectomy
• Bronchogenic Cyst Resection
• Resection of Pulmonary Sequestrations
• Treatment of Pulmonary Blebs and Bullae
• Thoracic Neuroblastoma Resection
• Esophageal Atresia Repair
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair
• Thymectomy
• Aortopexy
• Closure of a Patient Ductus Arteriosus
• Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathectomy
• Anterior Discectomy and Hemivertebrectomy
• Pectus Excavatum Repair
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy
• Thal Fundoplication
• Nissen Fundoplication
• Toupet Fundoplication
• Cardiomyotomy
• Gastric Banding
• Pyloromyotomy
• Laparoscopic-Assisted Jejunostomy
• Resection of Meckel's Diverticulum
• Intussusception Treatment
• etc.