TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic surgery in children
T2 - current status and problems
AU - Morikawa, Yasuhide
AU - Hoshino, Ken
AU - Kitajima, Masaki
PY - 2002/10
Y1 - 2002/10
N2 - Endoscopic surgery has been established in various surgical conditions in children and infants for the past 10 years after pioneering work by experts specializing in pediatric endosurgery. These include pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal malformations, pyloromyotomy, hernia repair, and endoscopic surgery for malignancies, malrotation, intussusception, etc. Laparoscopic pull-through is now accepted as a standard modality for the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease. Advanced endoscopic procedures such as esophageal atresia repair or fetal tracheal occlusion have also been performed. An efficient system for training is needed to compensate for the small number of patients and varieties of specific illness in children.
AB - Endoscopic surgery has been established in various surgical conditions in children and infants for the past 10 years after pioneering work by experts specializing in pediatric endosurgery. These include pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal malformations, pyloromyotomy, hernia repair, and endoscopic surgery for malignancies, malrotation, intussusception, etc. Laparoscopic pull-through is now accepted as a standard modality for the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease. Advanced endoscopic procedures such as esophageal atresia repair or fetal tracheal occlusion have also been performed. An efficient system for training is needed to compensate for the small number of patients and varieties of specific illness in children.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 12415845
AN - SCOPUS:0036778343
SN - 0301-4894
VL - 103
SP - 752
EP - 756
JO - Nippon Geka Gakkai zasshi
JF - Nippon Geka Gakkai zasshi
IS - 10
ER -