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| In the last 10 years, our paediatric surgeons have increasingly used minimally invasive (MIS) techniques in our surgeries. Initially confined to diagnostic laparoscopy (e.g. in assessing the non-palpable undescended testis), with increasing experience and more sophisticated equipment, we have now attained competence in many therapeutic laparoscopic techniques and procedures.
In selected patients, MIS provides significant benefits in decreasing post-operative pain and morbidity, enabling many to have a shorter relatively painless hospital stay and a quicker return to normal activity.
In some situations, laparoscopy has enabled a more thorough lavage of the contaminated peritoneal cavity than the traditional open operation.
In most cases, laparoscopic surgery is a newer way to do the same operation as the traditional open surgery. If laparoscopic surgery is deemed too difficult or not suitable, the traditional open surgery is selected.
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