Open AccessSingle-port laparoscopy: Considerations in children
Author(s) -
Todd A. Ponsky,
David M. Krpata
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.72395
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , port (circuit theory) , cholecystectomy , laparoscopy , general surgery , scars , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , engineering , electrical engineering
As the quest to minimize scars from surgery continues, innovative methods of surgery, including single-port surgery, have come to the forefront. Here, we review considerations for surgery in children with particular attention to appendectomy and cholecystectomy. We discuss the future technologies that will aid in single-port surgery and how they apply to the paediatric population.