“…Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gastrostomy, fundoplication, Ladd's procedure, and many urologic procedures all have been demonstrated to be safe without evidence of neurologic complication and low rates of infection. [11][12][13][14][15][16] In a recent comparative series, there was a higher rate of VP shunt infections in pediatric patients who underwent open (7 infections), as opposed to laparoscopic (3 infections), Nissen fundoplications=gastrostomy tubes. 17 In our study, there were 3 infections in the open group and 1 in the laparoscopic group; the difference did not reach statistical significance.…”