Laparoscopic Management of Intussusception

Oct 25, 2017 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Laparoscopic Management of Intussusception

Fig. 33.1. Operating room setup (a) with standard trocar placement (b). Trocar placement may be altered based on location of the intussusception on air or contrast enema. Reprinted with permission,…

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Minimally Invasive Management of Urinary Reflux

Oct 25, 2017 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Minimally Invasive Management of Urinary Reflux

Fig. 51.1. International classification of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). From Tullus K. Vesicoureteric reflux in children. Lancet. 2015;385(9965):371–9. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier Limited. Exam The child with reflux typically has…

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Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Children

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Fig. 45.1. Adrenal anatomy . Note the variances in left- and right-sided venous drainage. The venous drainage of the adrenal gland is less complex with a single vessel draining the…

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Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsies and Resections in Children

Oct 25, 2017 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsies and Resections in Children

Fig. 15.1. Frontal CT reconstruction of an adolescent boy with right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax and bilateral apical bleb disease (a, arrows). In this case, bilateral apical bleb resection and pleurectomy were…

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Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy

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Fig. 9.1. Anatomy of the right thoracic sympathetic chain as seen during thoracoscopic sympathectomy. SVC: superior vena cava. Multiple aberrant pathways have been described for the thoracic sympathetic chain. The…

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Thoracoscopic Approach to Eventration of the Diaphragm

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Fig. 11.1. Positioning of the patient in a lateral decubitus position with landmarks (scapular tip and intercostal spaces) cleared marked. From Rothenberg SS. Pediatric Thoracic Surgery. In: Pediatric Thoracic Surgery,…

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Minimally Invasive Gastrostomy

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Fig. 24.1. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy . Courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky. Fig. 24.2. Transillumination and finger indentation in PEG placement. Courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky. An alternative to this conventional…

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Thoracoscopic Thymectomy

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Fig. 6.1. The large thymus gland during childhood. Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body, Bartleby.com: Gray’s Anatomy, Plate 1178. Physiology The thymus is the site for generation of…

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