title: In minimal access surgery.
abstract: The pediatrician must be cognizant of the extensive applications of endoscopic surgery in the pediatric patient. The ability to provide either outpatient surgery or short-stay surgery appears to be cost-effective and appropriate state-of-the-art medical care. As the array of surgical instruments continues to evolve, new and innovative endoscopic procedures will become increasingly available.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Surgery, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lobe
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy