Abundantly illustrated, this unique resource offers you comprehensive and authoritative guidance from internationally known experts on the nuances of minimally invasive pediatric surgery. Step-by-step instructions coupled with 350 exquisite full-color illustrations and 200 line drawings help you perfect even the most difficult laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgeries. Complete coverage of almost all pediatric surgical conditions is provided through laparoscopic approaches, including gastrointestinal, intra-abdominal, and urologic procedures as well as robotic operations, and a variety of thoracoscopic procedures. Plus, a DVD of 34 video clips of key procedures, running three hours in length, demonstrates the newest techniques, such as laparoscopic fundoplication, laparoscopic excision of a choledochal cyst, thoracoscopic aortopexy, thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy for a CCAM, and the Nuss procedure, to help you hone your skills to accommodate pediatric patients and avoid pitfalls.

Table of Contents:
1. History of Minimally Invasive Surgery Shawn D. St. Peter, MD and George W. Holcomb III, MD, MBA LAPAROSCOPY GASTROINTESTINAL 2. Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery George W. Holcomb, III, MD, MBA 3. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication George W. Holcomb, III, MD, MBA 4. Laparoscopic Thal Fundoplication Klaas(N) MA Bax, MD, PhD, FRCS (Hon Ed) 5. Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy Girolamo Mattioli, MD, Alessio Pini Prato, MD and Vincenzo Jasonni, MD 6. Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Michael V. Tirabassi, MD and Keith E. Georgeson, MD 7. Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Mark L. Wulkan, MD 8. Laparoscopic Antroplasty Keith E. Georgeson, MD 9. Laparoscopic Duodenal Atresia/Stenosis Repair Klaas(N) MA Bax, MD, PhD, FRCS (Hon Ed) 10. Laparoscopic Ladd Procedure Christopher R. Moir, MD 11. Laparoscopic Jejunostomy Keith E. Georgeson, MD 12. Laparoscopic Ileocolectomy for Crohn's Disease Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 13. Laparoscopic Management of Ileocolic Intussusception Keith E. Georgeson, MD 14. Laparoscopic Appendectomy Eugene D. McGahren, MD 15. Laparoscopy in the Management of Fecal Incontinence and Constipation Marc A. Levitt, MD and Alberto Pena, MD 16. Laparoscopic Segmental Colectomy Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 17. Laparoscopic Total Colectomy with Pouch Reconstruction Robert Cina, MD and Keith Georgeson, MD 18. Laparoscopic Assisted Pull-Through for Hirschsprung's Disease Michael J. Morowitz, MD and Keith E. Georgeson, MD 19. Laparoscopic Duhamel Procedure David C. van der Zee, MD 20. Laparoscopic-Assisted Anorectal Pull-Through Keith E. Georgeson, MD INTRA-ABDOMINAL ORGANS 21. Laparoscopic Splenectomy Frederick J. Rescorla, MD 22. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Daniel J. Ostlie, MD and George W. Holcomb III, MD, MBA 23. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy George W. Holcomb, III, MD, MBA MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS 24. Laparoscopic Orchiopexy George W. Holcomb, III, MD, MBA 25. Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery Mary L. Brandt, MD 26. Laparoscopic Portoenterostomy (Kasai Operation) Marcelo Martinez-Ferro, MD 27. Laparoscopic Resection of Choledochal Cyst Hanmin Lee, MD and Raul Cortes, MD 28. Minimally Invasive Diaphragmatic Plication Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 29. Laparoscopic Assisted Donor Nephrectomy Maria Alonso, MD, Frederick Ryckman, MD and Greg Tiao, MD 30. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD 31. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Placement Allen F. Browne, MD and Mark J. Holterman, MD, PhD 32. Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernias Felix Schier, MD ROBOTIC OPERATIONS 33. Principles of Pediatric Robotic Surgery John Meehan, MD 34. Robotic Kasai Procedure Sanjeev Dutta MD, MA and Craig T. Albanese, MD 35. Robotic Excision of Choledochal Cyst James D. Geiger, MD 36. Robotic Fundoplication in Infants and Children Michael S. Irish, MD UROLOGIC OPERATIONS 37. Retroperitoneoscopic Nephrectomy J.S. Valla, MD 38. Robotic Pyeloplasty Craig A. Peters, MD 39. Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy Igor Poddoubnyi IV, MD THORACOSCOPY 40. Principles of Thoracoscopy Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 41. Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy Michael P. La Quaglia, MD and Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 42. Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 43. Thoracoscopic Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Mark L. Wulkan, MD 44. Thoracoscopic Debridement/Decortication for Empyema Marjorie J. Arca, MD and George W. Holcomb, III, MD, MBA 45. Thoracoscopy for Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax Bradley M. Rodgers, MD 46. Thoracoscopic Biopsy of a Mediastinal Mass Danny C. Little, MD and George W. Holcomb, III, MD, MBA 47. Thoracoscopic Excision of Foregut Duplications Sanjeev Dutta, MD, MA and Craig T. Albanese, MD 48. Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula Steven S. Rothenberg, MD 49. Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia Without Fistula Marcelo Martinez-Ferro, MD 50. Thoracoscopic Aortopexy Klaas(N) MA Bax, MD, PhD, FRCS (Hon Ed) 51. Thoracoscopic Thymectomy Thom E. Lobe, MD 52. The Minimally Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair (Nuss Procedure) Donald Nuss, MD and Robert E. Kelly, Jr., MD Video Clips 1 Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Minimal Esophageal Dissection & Placement of Esophago-Crural Sutures 7:37 George Holcomb III and Shawn St. Peter 2 Laparoscopic Thal Fundoplication 8:54 Klaas Bax 3 Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy 11:19 George Holcomb III 4 Laparoscopic Gastrostomy 6:13 KuoJen Tsao and George Holcomb III 5 Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy 3:17 George Holcomb III 6 Laparoscopic Repair of Duodenal Atresia 8:17 Klaas Bax 7 Laparoscopic Ladd Procedure for Malrotation without Volvulus 3:30 Christopher Moir 8 Laparoscopic Appendectomy 9:43 Eugene McGahren 9 Appendicostomy for Antegrade Enemas for Patients with Fecal Incontinence 8:00 Alberto Pena, Marc Levitt, Richard Falcone, Jr. 10 Laparoscopic Segmental Colectomy 8:21 Steven Rothenberg 11 Laparoscopic Assisted Pull-through for Hirschsprung's Disease 5:32 Keith Georgeson 12 Laparoscopic Duhamel Procedure 5:46 David Vanderzee 13 Laparoscopic Splenectomy 10:46 Frederick Rescorla 14 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 5:30 George Holcomb III 15 Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy 9:11 George Holcomb III 16 Two-Staged Laparoscopic Orchiopexy for a Left Non-palpable Testis 8:00 George Holcomb III 17 Laparoscopic Kasai for Biliary Atresia 5:43 Marcelo Martinez-Ferro 18 Laparoscopic Excision of a Choledochal Cyst 12:35 Hanmin Lee 19 Laparoscopic Plication of the Right Hemi-Diaphragm 6:02 Steven Rothenberg 20 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 7:55 Thomas Inge and Victor Garcia 21 Robotic Kasai Portoenterostomy 3:47 Sanjeev Dutta and Craig Albanese 22 Robotic Excision of a Choledochal Cyst with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction 5:00 James Geiger 23 Robotic Nissen Fundoplication Michael Irish 24 Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty 10:09 Children's Hospital, Boston 25 Retroperitoneoscopic Nephrectomy 9:06 Jeff Valla 26 Laparoscopic Varix Ligation 7:00 I.V. Poddoubryi 27 Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy Using the Endoscopic Stapler and Using a Loop Ligature 4:00 Steven Rothenberg 28 Thoracoscopic Right Lower Lobectomy for a CCAM 9:49 Steven Rothenberg 29 Thoracoscopic Debridement and Decortication for Empyema 5:08 George Holcomb III 30 Thoracoscopic Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax 8:24 Bradley Rodgers 31 Thoracoscopic Biopsy of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass 6:25 George Holcomb III and Danny Little 32 Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula 5:08 Steven Rothenberg 33 Thoracoscopic Aortopexy 7:33 Klaas Bax 34 The Nuss Procedure 7:52 Donald Nuss and Robert Kelly