Fernández M S, Vila J J, Ibáñez V, Lluna J, Barrios J E, Gutiérrez C, Roca A, García-Sala C
Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil La Fe, Valencia.
Cir Pediatr. 1999 Jan;12(1):41-3.
Within the last ten years and by the introduction of some new instruments, laparoscopy is a safe and effective method that has been further extended in children. We report our experience in the treatment of laparoscopy on a seven day old newborn affected by malrotation with an intermittent duodenal obstruction. The treatment consisted of a duodenal liberation after the section was easily performed in congenital Ladd's bands. The spiral twists of the small intestine found in the upper gastrointestinal series, disappeared in a new study done after surgery. We consider this operation as a new indication for an operative laparoscopy. It allows a good visualization of this congenital abnormality, and it is easy to perform with a significantly reduced operative trauma.
