title: [Current status of laparoscopic surgery in pediatric urology].
abstract: The current world-wide experience with laparoscopy in the field of pediatric urology is summarized. Based on significant personal expertise, the operative technique and instrumentation of the different procedures are described. Herein standard indications (i.e., diagnosis and therapy of cryptochidism, bilateral varicoceles) can be distinguished from rather infrequent procedures (i.e., renal cyst resection, nephrectomy) and experimental indications (case reports) such as bladder "auto" augmentation, antirefluxplasty and pyeloplasty. At the referring centers, laparoscopic surgery in pediatric urology has significantly increased. Therefore, this minimally invasive, delicate technique is becoming more popular.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, Division of Urology 90095-1738, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noordin
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014646:Varicocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Derzeitiger Stand der laparoskopischen Chirurgie in der pädiatrischen Urologie.