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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2014; 20(39): 14263-14271
Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14263
Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14263
Alimentary tract duplications in newborns and children: Diagnostic aspects and the role of laparoscopic treatment
Jan Patiño Mayer, Pediatric Surgery Division, Helios Klinik Berlin Buch, 13125 Berlin, Germany
Marcos Bettolli, Pediatric Surgery Division, Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L, Canada
Author contributions: All the authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jan Patiño Mayer, MD, Pediatric Surgery Division, Helios Klinikum Berlin Buch, Schwanebecker Chaussee 50, 13125 Berlin, Germany. jpatinomayer@gmail.com
Telephone: +49-30-940114480 Fax: +49-30-940154409
Received: November 29, 2013
Revised: February 22, 2014
Accepted: June 14, 2014
Published online: October 21, 2014
Revised: February 22, 2014
Accepted: June 14, 2014
Published online: October 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Alimentary tract duplications are rare congenital lesions which treatment is surgical. In the last two decades minimally invasive surgery became very important in the field of pediatric abdominal surgery. With this review we want to give the reader an overview on recent literature reporting on minimally invasive surgery in alimentary tract duplications.