Laparoscopic Single-Site Surgery in Pediatric Urology: Where Do We Stand Today?

Since the first description of the laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) in the pediatric urology population, various authors have shared their experiences and results. We aim to provide a review of current studies of LESS and share our experience with this modality. The current literature des...

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Published in:Current urology reports 2015-10, Vol.16 (10), p.68-68, Article 68
Main Authors: Soto-Aviles, Omar E., Escudero-Chu, Karina, Perez-Brayfield, Marcos R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Humans
Laparoscopy - instrumentation
Laparoscopy - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
Pediatric Urology (M Castellan and R Gosalbez
Retroperitoneal Space
Section Editors
Topical Collection on Pediatric Urology
Urologic Diseases - surgery
Urologic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation
Urologic Surgical Procedures - methods
Urology
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Summary:Since the first description of the laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) in the pediatric urology population, various authors have shared their experiences and results. We aim to provide a review of current studies of LESS and share our experience with this modality. The current literature describes the use of LESS for most surgeries performed in the pediatric urology population with similar results to open and standard laparoscopic surgery. The authors have described their experiences with transabdominal and retroperitoneal nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, pyeloplasty, orchidopexy, varicocelectomy, and renal cyst decortication. In our experience, LESS has taken a role for extirpative surgery since we use other modalities for upper tract reconstruction. The data available has validated LESS as safe and has demonstrated similar results to standard laparoscopic surgery and open surgery with better cosmetic results.
ISSN:1527-2737
1534-6285
DOI:10.1007/s11934-015-0542-6