Essentials of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery

Front Matter....Pages I-XXXIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
History of Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 3-15
Instrumentation and Equipment....Pages 17-39
Ergonomics of Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 41-46
Instrument Ergonomics....Pages 47-50
Suturing Techniques....Pages 51-58
Effects of Insufflation....Pages 59-62
Anesthesia Considerations....Pages 63-66
Preoperative Considerations....Pages 67-69
Closed- and Open-Access Techniques....Pages 71-75
Concepts in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)....Pages 77-85
Robot-Assisted Pediatric Surgery....Pages 87-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Lobectomy....Pages 93-97
Bronchogenic Cyst Resection....Pages 99-103
Resection of Pulmonary Sequestrations....Pages 105-109
Treatment of Pulmonary Blebs and Bullae....Pages 111-115
Thoracic Neuroblastoma Resection....Pages 117-121
Esophageal Atresia Repair....Pages 123-127
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair....Pages 129-136
Thymectomy....Pages 137-141
Aortopexy....Pages 143-148
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Closure of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus....Pages 149-153
Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathectomy....Pages 155-159
Anterior Discectomy and Hemivertebrectomy....Pages 161-167
Pectus Excavatum Repair....Pages 169-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Diagnostic Laparoscopy....Pages 179-186
Thal Fundoplication....Pages 187-191
Nissen Fundoplication....Pages 193-197
Toupet Fundoplication....Pages 199-207
Cardiomyotomy for Esophageal Achalasia....Pages 209-213
Gastric Banding....Pages 215-219
Pyloromyotomy....Pages 221-227
Laparoscopic-Assisted Jejunostomy....Pages 229-233
Resection of Meckel’s Diverticulum....Pages 235-240
Intussusception Treatment....Pages 241-246
Appendectomy....Pages 247-251
Single-Port Appendectomy....Pages 253-257
Extramucosal Colon Biopsy....Pages 259-263
Total Colectomy with Pelvic Pouch....Pages 265-271
Duhamel-Martin Procedure for Hirschsprung’s Disease....Pages 273-280
Pull-Through for High Imperforate Anus....Pages 281-288
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Rectopexy....Pages 289-295
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Implantation....Pages 297-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Cholecystectomy....Pages 305-309
Liver Biopsy....Pages 311-315
Choledochal Cyst Resection....Pages 317-322
Portoenterostomy (Kasai Procedure)....Pages 323-330
Liver Resection....Pages 331-336
Management of Hydatid Cysts....Pages 337-341
Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts....Pages 343-347
Pancreatectomy....Pages 349-354
Splenectomy and Related Procedures....Pages 355-361
Mesh Splenopexy for Wandering Spleen....Pages 363-367
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Inguinal Hernia Repair....Pages 371-375
Procedure Options in Undescended Testis....Pages 377-383
First Step Fowler-Stephens in Prune-Belly Syndrome....Pages 385-389
Management of Ovarian Cysts....Pages 391-395
Adrenalectomy....Pages 397-401
Nephroureterectomy....Pages 403-407
Transabdominal Pyeloplasty....Pages 409-413
Retroperitoneal Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty....Pages 415-420
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Transvesicoscopic Ureteric Reimplantation....Pages 421-426
STING Procedure for Vesicoureteral Reflux....Pages 427-434
Varicocele Ligation....Pages 435-439
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Electrosurgical Injuries....Pages 443-447
Complications in Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 449-453
Lasers in Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 455-459
Vessel-Sealing Technology....Pages 461-466
Harmonic Scalpel Technology....Pages 467-476
Instrument and Device Options....Pages 477-484
Suturing Aids in Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 485-490
Slip Knot Techniques....Pages 491-498
Developments in Robotic Systems....Pages 499-502
Concept of the Integrated Endoscopic Operation Room....Pages 503-508
Virtual Reality....Pages 509-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-537