Laparoscopy for Acute Abdominal Conditions in Children.
Laparoscopy for acute abdominal conditions if one area where laparoscopy is being used in children. However, because of the reduced abdominal surface area of small children, special concerns, are present and must be appreciated. The most common acute abdominal in children for which laparoscopy is used is appendicitis. Other indications include cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, Meckel's diverticulectomy, evaluation for trauma, and correction or excision of adnexal torsions. In addition, the future of laparoscopy for acute abdominal conditions is speculated.
Departments of Pediatric Surgery and General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Holcomb
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Eller