title: Developing neonatal minimally invasive surgery: Innovation, techniques, and helping an industry to change.
abstract: The field of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in neonates and infants is a relatively new field, evolving over the last 20years. This has required the development of not only new techniques but new instruments. The process has resulted in a unique partnership between pediatric minimally invasive surgeons and industry, as both groups have struggled to find the right mix of need, technical viability, and economic sustainability. The results have spawned a new generation of MIS instrumentation that not only enables the neonatal MIS surgeon but also leads the way in the field of mini-laparoscopy in children and adults.
authors: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States; The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Denver, CO, United States. Electronic address: steverberg@aol.com.
authors: Steven S
authors: SS
authors: Rothenberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D066192:Manufacturing Industry / Q000639:trends*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Infants; Invited lecture; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery