The first report of a single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy in a child.
There has been an exponential rise in the use of minimally invasive procedures in surgery, with obvious benefits to patients. Recently, transumbilical single-port laparoscopic surgery has been championed as the next major technical advance. In this article, we report the first case where single-port laparoscopic surgery has been used to manage a paediatric problem in the region.
Wong
K K Y
KK
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. kkywong@hku.hk
Chung
P H Y
PH
Lan
L C L
LC
Chan
I H Y
IH
Tam
P K H
PK
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014472:Umbilicus; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery