Thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis in children.

The technique for thoracoscopic in children is described. The average operating time is under 2 hours, and the procedure appears to be safe and effective.

Analysis of the costs of surgery for Hirschsprung's disease: one-stage laparoscopic pull-through versus two-stage Duhamel procedure.

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a single-stage laparoscopic pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease compared to the traditional two-stage Duhamel procedure. In this series of 33 children, the length of hospitalization (2.5 +/- 3.