A Safe Technique of Thoracoscopic Clipping of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Children

Nguyen Thanh Liem, MD, PhD, Tu Manh Tuan, MD, and Nguyen Van Linh, MD

Abstract

Aim: To present a modified and  safe technique of thoracoscopic clipping  of patent ductus

arteriosus (PDA) in children  and  its early outcomes.

Laparoscopic rectal pull-through  for persistent cloaca:

an easier  approach for a complex anomaly

Nguyen Thanh Liem *, Tran Anh Quynh

Department of Surgery, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam

Received 24 October 2011; revised 11 January 2012; accepted 3 February 2012

Key words:

Laparoscopic;

Rectal pull-through; Persistent cloaca

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the surgical technique and initial outcomes of

laparoscopic- assisted anorectal pull-through for persistent cloaca.

Early and Intermediate Outcomes of Laparoscopic

Surgery for Choledochal Cysts with 400 Patients

Nguyen Thanh Liem, MD, PhD, Hien Duy Pham, MD, Le Anh Dung, MD, Tran Ngoc Son, MD, PhD, and Hoan Manh Vu, MD

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to report early and intermediate outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for choledochal cysts with 400 cases.