Comparison of the Laparoscopic and Open Methods of Gastrostomy at Neonates and Infants Up To Three Months of Age.

An open surgical intervention is a common approach for gastrostomy tube placement in neonates and infants. Also available, however less often used, is a laparoscopic technique for low-profile gastrostomy tube (button) placement. In this study we compare the pre-, intra-, and post-procedural outcomes of each technique.

Comparison of Two Laparoscopic Techniques for Gastropexy in Children.

Background: Laparoscopic gastrostomy is a widely used interventional procedure in pediatric surgery. We report comparative data for two endosurgical methods for the fixation of the stomach against the abdominal wall, using the U-stitches technique and the Saf-T-Pexy® (Halyard Health Inc., Alpharetta, GA) system.

Single-incision pediatric endosurgery in newborns and infants.

This study focuses on the successful application of single-incision pediatric endosurgery in the treatment of congenital anomalies and acquired diseases in neonates and infants. The purpose of this scientific review consists in highlighting the spectrum, indications, applicability, and effectiveness of single-port endosurgery in children during the first 3 postnatal months.

Technology of Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery in Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Small Babies.

Purpose: The aim of this study was the comparison of single-port and multiport laparoscopic methods for the treatment of inguinal hernia in children during the first 3 months of life.

Subjects And Methods: Between January 2002 and December 2012, we performed 260 laparoscopic operations in neonates and infants with the diagnosis of inguinal hernia. Surgical procedures were single-port endoscopic herniorraphy (Group I; 180 patients) and multiport laparoscopic herniorraphy (Group II; 80 patients).

Thoracoscopic plication of the diaphragm in infants in the first 3 months of life.

Purpose: Thoracoscopic plication of the diaphragm is an alternative to conventional surgical treatment of diaphragmatic evisceration via thoracotomy in neonates and infants. The aim of this study is to compare results of treatment by these two methods in the past 11 years.

Materials And Methods: We studied the data of 35 neonates who underwent standard posterolateral thoracotomy (18 patients; Group I) or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (17 patients; Group II) for diaphragmatic plication.

Laparoscopic nephrectomy: advantages of technique in infants and newborns.

Unlabelled: In spite of the appearance of new instruments, equipment, and new surgical techniques, the amount of laparoscopic procedures in newborns and infants remains limited. Nevertheless, some advantages of the laparoscopic nephrectomy technique in infants, which we present in this article allow us to recommend this approach as the method of choice in some renal pathologies in infants and newborns.

Materials And Methods: During the last 2 years of using laparoscopy, we removed 9 multicystic dysplastic kidneys.