Pediatric minimally invasive surgery: Laparoscopy and thoracoscopy in infants and children

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 539-549

  Blinman, Thane ^a   Ponsky, Todd ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Neonate; Surgery; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHERMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCALE UP; SKILL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX DEFORMITY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 84865760048     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2812     Document Type: Review

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