State of the Art in Pediatric Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Pediatrics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hypospadias; webbed penis; cryptorchidism; testicular microlithiasis; kidney stones; congenital ventral penile curvature
Interests: varicocele; cryptorchidism; abdominal surgery; abdominal malformation
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Dear Colleagues,
The progress and innovations in the treatment of pediatric surgical pathologies achieved today stem from a better understanding of underlying pathogenetic mechanisms, the valuable expertise gained through experience, and advancements in research and technical innovation.
Pediatric surgery is indeed constantly evolving. Minimally invasive technologies, initially developed for adult surgery, have gradually been adapted for pediatric patients, yielding considerable benefits. These range from endoscopies to laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. Thanks to this evolution, many pathologies are now treated with minimally invasive surgical procedures, significantly enhancing the “therapeutic comfort” for patients and their families.
We invite articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses for this Special Issue focusing on innovations in pediatric surgery and new standards in the management and treatment of various diseases, including the following:
- Laparoscopy in acute abdomen;
- Abdominal diseases (gastro-esophageal reflux, spleen, etc.);
- Esophageal atresia;
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia;
- Anorectal malformations, Hirschsprung’s Disease;
- Diagnostic and therapeutic digestive endoscopy and its limitations in pediatric patients;
- Urological malformations and renal tumors;
- Complex urological malformations (cloaca, bladder exstrophy);
- Hypospadias;
- Retroperitoneoscopy and its advantages in pediatric urological pathologies;
- New technologies and devices for minimally invasive surgery in the neonatal period;
- Short Bowel Syndrome;
- Thoracic malformations;
- Pediatric surgery today in developing countries;
- The learning curve of pediatric minimally invasive surgery in relation to a lower rate of cases compared to adult surgery;
- All other pathologies, therapies, innovations, etc., deemed useful for the purposes of this Special Issue.
Prof. Vincenzo Bagnara
Prof. Dr. Carmelo Romeo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric surgery
- abdominal diseases
- pediatric urology
- laparoscopy
- minimally invasive surgery
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