title: Single-incision laparoscopic excision of pancreatic tumor in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) as a surgical approach in treatment of pancreatic disease has recently been reported in adults. However, its application in pancreatic surgery in children is limited. In this article, we report our preliminary experience of SILS in children with pancreatic disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three children with pancreatic tumor underwent single-incision laparoscopic partial pancreatectomy between July 2011 and August 2013. Two of three children were girls, and one was a boy. The ages ranged from 2 to 10 months, with an average age of 6.7 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All operations were successfully performed. There was no conversion to the conventional multi-incision surgery. The mean operation time of the 3 cases was 153.3 minutes (range 120-200 minutes). The postoperative hospital stay was 7 days. The drainage tubes were kept for 3 to 4 days after surgery. There was no pancreatic juice leak in this case series. All patients were followed up and there was no recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single-incision laparoscopic partial pancreatectomy for children with pancreatic tumor is feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Shan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China. Electronic address: lilong22@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Ying
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: An-Xiao
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Ming
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Capital institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Chi-huan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beijing United Family Hospital, China; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: wei.cheng@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Children; Pancreatectomy; Single-incision laparoscopic surgery; Tumor