Early experience with thoracoscopic repair of congenital XXXX in pediatric age group: results and lessons learned.

@entity1 @entity154 @entity7195 @entity2914 @entity544 @entity547 @entity204 @entity130 @entity456
PURPOSE: To describe the surgical technique, initial results, and overview indications of thoracoscopic repair of @entity2914 . @entity1 AND METHODS: A retrospective review was undertaken of @entity1 with @entity7195 who underwent thoracoscopic repair from January 2006 to July 2010, in department of pediatric surgery in a tertiary care institute in India. @entity1 underwent surgery under general anesthesia. Reduction of the @entity547 contents was carried out using one trocar for telescope and two operating trocars. @entity456 with @entity544 was maintained at a pressure of 6-10 mmHg. The @entity154 was repaired using nonabsorbable interrupted sutures. RESULTS: There were 17 @entity1 , including 12 @entity1 and 5 @entity1 . Among 12 @entity1 , there were 6 @entity1 younger than 30 days. The other 5 @entity1 were older than 1 year. The @entity547 was located in the left side in 14 @entity1 and in the right side in 3 @entity1 . The mean operative time was 110 min. Conversion was required in three @entity1 . There were one recurrence and one @entity204 . CONCLUSIONS: Thoracoscopic repair is feasible and safe for @entity1 with @entity7195 , including selective newborn. The technique causes minimal @entity130 , results in good respiratory function, and promotes early recovery.
