Paediatric thoracoscopy : state of the art

dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, Martin Louis
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-25T14:10:36Z
dc.date.available2011-03-25T14:10:36Z
dc.date.issued2011-02
dc.description.abstractBrad Rogers reported the first significant use of thoracoscopy in children in the late 1970s. Over the past two decades there has been an exponential growth and expansion of this technique. Many advanced procedures, including lobectomy, repair of tracheo-oesophageal fistula, excision of mediastinal tumours and diaphragmatic hernia repairs, are being done routinely in paediatric surgery centres around the world. This article reviews the state of the art of thoracoscopic surgery in children. The author selected five procedures which in his opinion are most relevant for this discussion. The thoracoscopic technique seems to offer a favourable alternative to open surgery, but more clinical research is necessary to confirm the benefits of minimal access surgery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Niekerk, ML 2011, 'Paediatric thoracoscopy : state of the art', South African Journal of Surgery, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 33-35. [http://www.hmpg.co.za/journaldetail.php?journalno=8]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-2361
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/16127
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectThoracoscopyen_US
dc.titlePaediatric thoracoscopy : state of the arten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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