title: [Minimally Invasive Surgery in Pediatric Oncology. Tertiary center experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe our experience using Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) techniques in tertiary center with specific oncological pediatric surgery unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of patients undergoing MIS techniques in pediatric oncology surgery unit between January 2011 and December 2014. MIS procedures were considered made by both techniques such as laparoscopy and thoracoscopy with both diagnostic and therapeutic intent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  4 procedures were diagnostic and the rest were therapeutic: During the study, 56 procedures were performed by MIS. By type of technique, 13 were thoracoscopic (7 metastasectomies, 6 thoracic masses) and 43 laparoscopic (3 hepatic masses, 3 pancreatic masses 7 abdominal masses, 2 ovarian masses, 2 typhlitis 1 splenic mass and 25 oophorectomy for ovarian cryopreservation). In 5 cases (2 thoracic masses 1 pancreatic mass abdominal masses) conversion to open surgery to complete the procedure (2 for caution in the absence of vascular control bleeding 1 and 2 for lack of space) was necessary. In all cases safety principles of oncological surgery were respected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Providing an adecuate selection of patiens, MIS techniques are safe, reproducible and fulfill the objectives of quality of cancer surgery.
authors: Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe. Valencia.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Gómez-Chacón Villalba
authors: Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe. Valencia.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Rodríguez Caraballo
authors: Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe. Valencia.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Marco Macián
authors: Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe. Valencia.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Segarra Llido
authors: Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe. Valencia.
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Vila Carbó
keywords: Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Pediatrics; Solid tumors; Thoracoscopy