Laparoscopic versus open surgery in management of congenital duodenal obstruction in neonates: a single-center experience with 112 cases.

Aim: A single center study was conducted to compare the short-term clinical outcome between laparoscopic surgery (LS) and open surgery (OS) repair for neonates with congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO).

Methods: Medical records of all neonates with bodyweight at surgery over 1500g and without other gastrointestinal anomalies that underwent surgery (duodeno-duodenostomy or duodeno-jejunostomy) for CDO at our center between January 2009 and July 2015 were reviewed. The choice of OS or LS was surgeon-dependent.

Laparoscopic simple oblique duodenoduodenostomy in management of congenital duodenal obstruction in children.

Introduction: The aim of this report is to present our technique of laparoscopic simple oblique duodenoduodenostomy (LSOD) and its results in management of congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO) in children.

Patients And Methods: Medical records of patients with the diagnosis of CDO undergoing LSOD at our center from March 2009 to December 2013 were reviewed. The LSOD used one infra- or transumbilical 5-mm port for the camera and two 3-mm ports for instruments.