title: The role of endoscopic surgery in paediatric oncological diseases.
abstract: Recent improvements in video imaging and instrumentation have encouraged a wider use of endoscopic surgery as a modality for diagnostic and operative procedures. To asses the utility and diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic surgery in children with oncological diseases, we reviewed our experience about thirty-eight patients affected by oncological diseases, referred to our Department since 1995. We performed laparoscopy in 22 cases, thoracoscopy in 14, 1 combinated procedure (laparoscopy + thoracoscopy) and retroperitoneoscopy in 1 case. Endoscopic surgery is indicated in cases of paediatric oncological diseases both for diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgia Pediatrica, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Via Massarenti, 11, 40138 Bologna, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dòmini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertozzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Libri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Federici
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pigna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013906:Thoracoscopy