Abstract:This chapter provides an overview of recent innovations in pediatric minimally invasive surgery that have enabled pediatric surgeons to operate safely on their smallest patients through tiny incisions. The development of size appropriate laparoscopes and instruments has been key in the development of this specialty. We also discuss NOTES, telemedicine, and robotic surgery in our pediatric population. The numerous MIS techniques, originally used in the adult population, have been successfully applied to our ped… Show more
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