ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Intraoperative Ultrasound in Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic and Robotic Pediatric Surgery: Our Experiences and Literature Review.
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- Ultrasound-guided robotic surgical procedures: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided ablation and minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of pancreatic insulinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Navigation in Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery: Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Technical Skill Acquisition in Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery: Evaluation of a 3D-Printed Simulator for Thoracoscopic Esophageal Atresia Repair.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advancing Pediatric Surgery with Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence Imaging: A Comprehensive Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance in Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: A Retrospective Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advancing Pediatric Surgery: The Use of HoloLens 2 for 3D Anatomical Reconstructions in Preoperative Planning.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Ultrasound (US) is a non-invasive imaging technique frequently used to examine internal organs and superficial tissues, and invaluable in pediatric patients. In a surgical setting, intraoperative ultrasound allows to highlight anatomical structures in detail during traditional open and minimally invasive surgery, thanks to the use of specific probes. In fact, laparoscopic and robotic ultrasonography requires the development of specialized transducers that fit through laparoscopic trocars. In adults, laparoscopic ultrasound is used during cholecystectomy before dissection of the triangle of Calot, to guide liver biopsies and ablation procedures and for the staging of patients with pancreas adenocarcinoma. However, the applications in the pediatric field are still limited. This paper aims to share our preliminary experience with ultra-sound in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic pediatric surgery, describing two cases in which intra-operative ultrasound was applied, and to present a review of the literature on the state of the art of the actual uses in pediatric surgery.
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