Minimally invasive surgery of the lung: lung biopsy, treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax, and pulmonary resection
Thoracoscopy of pediatric patients has evolved from diagnostic lung biopsy to a myriad of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In this chapter, we discuss those procedures related to the child's lung which are most commonly performed: lung biopsy; resection of bronchogenic cysts, pulmonary sequestrations, and pulmonary lobes; and the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Address reprint requests and correspondence: Scott E. Langenburg, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd., Detroit, MI 48201.
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