title: Pediatric laparoscopic splenectomy in a department of general surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Via Plebiscito 628, 95100, Catania, Italy, rvecchio@unict.it.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vecchio
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Intagliata
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010372:Pediatrics; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*