Single-incision pediatric endosurgery in newborns and infants

Table 1 Indications for single-incision pediatric endosurgery

Indication	Year introduced	Comments
Inguinal herniorrhaphy[14]	2006	No intraoperative complications. Recurrence rate 0.73% in 711 children
Pyeloplasty[15]	2007	One small anastomotic leak that closed spontaneously occurred in 16 cases
Meckel diverticulectomy[16]	2008	Single-incision approach was faster than multitrocar laparoscopy
Nephrectomy[17,18]	2009, 2010	Independent case reports, technically feasible
Splenectomy[19,20]	2009, 2010	Extraction of the spleen facilitated by a larger single incision compared to standard laparoscopic surgery
Pyloromyotomy[11,12]	2010, 2011	Crossing instruments and stabilizing the antrum rather than the duodenum associated with fewer complications
Orchidopexy[21]	2010	Case report, feasible
Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia repair[22]	2010	Case report, intracorporal knot tying challenging
Fundoplication[23]	2011	SIPES intracorporal suturing is technically demanding. Several alternative techniques available
Hepaticojejunostomy[24]	2012	One bile leak early in the series of 19 patients. Two conversions to multiport laparoscopy. Operative time, length of stay, other outcome parameters same as conventional laparoscopy
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement[25]	2011	Successful placement of the distal shunt limb in a series of 5 patients
Total colectomy[26,27]	2011, 2012	Results similar to those after open and multiport laparoscopic surgery

SIPES: Single-incision pediatric endosurgery.