Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is an accepted surgical technique for the treatment of a variety of benign diseases. Presently, the use of MIS in patients with cancer is progressing. However, the role of MIS in children with solid neoplasms is less clear than it is in adults. Diagnostic MIS to obtain biopsy specimens for pathology has been accepted as a technique in paediatric surgical oncology, but there is limited experience with the use of MIS for the resection of malignancies.
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de Lijster, M. S., Bergevoet, R. M., van Dalen, E. C., Michiels, E. M., Caron, H. N., Kremer, L. C., & Aronson, D. C. (2010). Minimally invasive surgery versus open surgery for the treatment of solid abdominal and thoracic neoplasms in children. In Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd008403
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