title: [Laparoscopy in pediatric surgery].
abstract: The aim of this paper is to show our experience in Laparoscopic Surgery in the pediatric age. We make a review of 37 patients, in whom we carried out a laparoscopy. In 20 (54%) the laparoscopy was therapeutic: 15 appendectomies, 1 cholecystectomy, 1 ventriculo-peritoneal catheter extraction, 1 ovarian cyst, 1 bilateral oophorectomy and 1 adhesiolysis. In others 17 (46%) was diagnostic: 15 hepatic biopsies, 1 intussusception and 1 abdominal mass biopsy. Of 15 appendectomies, 8 were for acute appendicitis and 7 for chronic process. The age have ranged from 1 month to 18 years. The operative time from 2 h 30 min to 35 min. We had not complications and the average hospital stay was of 2 days. We can say that this is an useful technique in pediatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Mingo Misena
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ollero Fresno
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Troncoso
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanz Villa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rollán Villamarín
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001706:Biopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Laparoscopia en cirugía pediátrica.