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- Title
Learning curves for pediatric laparoscopy: how many operations are enough? The Amsterdam experience with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy.
- Authors
Oomen, M W N; Hoekstra, L T; Bakx, R; Heij, H A
- Abstract
Few studies on the surgical outcomes of open (OP) versus laparoscopic pyloromyotomy (LP) in the treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis have been published. The question arises as to how many laparoscopic procedures are required for a surgeon to pass the learning curve and which technique is best in terms of postoperative complications. This study aimed to evaluate and quantify the learning curve for the laparoscopic technique at the authors' center. A second goal of this study was to evaluate the pre- and postoperative data of OP versus LP for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
- Publication
Surgical endoscopy, 2010, Vol 24, Issue 8, p1829
- ISSN
1432-2218
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-010-0880-x