s01. ROBOTIC ENTEROTOMY REPAIR IN FETAL PIGS
Celeste M. Hollands, MD, Laramie N. Dixey, RN,

s02. THORACOSCOPIC REPAIR OF ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA WITH FISTULA - OUR INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Marcelo Martinez Ferro MD , Gaston Elmo MD, Horacio Bignon MD

s03. INTRATRACHEAL PULMONARY VENTILATION INCREASES THE SAFETY OF PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPY IN THE SETTING OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Amir Kaviani, MD ; Kenneth Watson, RRT; John Thompson, RRT; Christopher Muratore, MD; Alexander Dzakovic, MD; Carrie Simms, MD; Julie Fuchs, MD; Moritz M. Ziegler, MD; Jay Wilson, MD; Dario O. Fauza, MD

s04. VIDEOASSISTED REMOVAL OF TWISTED NEONATAL OVARIAN CYST
A. Porreca M.D. , A.Tramontano M.D.

s05. MINIMAL INVASIVE OESOPHAGECTOMY AFTER CORROSIVE BURN IN CHILDREN: A CASE REPORT
Gesmundo R. ,Garrone C. ,Lonati L., Morino M., Canavese F.

s06. LAPAROSCOPIC EXTRACTION OF A GIANT GASTRIC BEZOAR
Steven S Rothenberg M.D.

s07. HOW TO MANAGE THE VANISHING TESTIS DIAGNOSED LAPAROSCOPICALLY? RESULTS OF AN HISTOLOGICAL STUDY.
Aceti M. R. G., M.D., La Riccia A., M.D., Riccipetitoni G., M.D.

s08. COMPLICATION AVOIDANCE IN MINIATURE ACCESS PYLOROMYOTOMY.
Levitt MA , Caty MG, Rothenberg SS, Tantoco JG, Chang J, Bealer JF, Brisseau GF, Glick PL

s09. HAND-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC COLECTOMY IN ADOLESCENTS
Klaas(N) M.A. Bax, M.D., Ph.D. , and David C. van der Zee, M.D., Ph.D.

s10. IS PEDIATRIC SURGICAL DEPARTMENT SUITABLE FOR QUALIFIED ENDOSCOPY TRAINING?
E. DeGrazia, G. LiVoti , M. DiPace, S. Amoroso*, M. LoCascio, C. Acierno**

s11. BIGGER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER.
Mark S. Burke BS, Joselito G. Tantoco MD, Marc A. Levitt MD, Guy F. Brisseau MD, Michael G. Caty MD, Philip L. Glick MD .

s12. EFFICACY OF LAPAROSCOPIC MUSCLE STIMULATOR IN LAPAROSCOPY ASSISTED ANORECTAL PULL-THROUGH FOR HIGH IMPERFORATE ANUS
Tadashi Iwanaka, MD, PhD , Mari Arai, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Kawashima, MD, Sumi Kudou, MD, Jun Fujishiro, MD, Satohiko Imaizumi, MD, PhD

s13. NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION FOR RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS.
D. Falchetti, MD, F. Torri, MD, P. Orizio, MD , P. Salucci, MD, B. Morelli, MD, F. Braga, MD, G. Ekema, MD

s14. LAPAROSCOPIC CARDIOMYOTOMY WITHOUT FUNDOPLICATION FOR ACHALASIA CARDIA IN CHILDREN.
Munther J Haddad , Ravindra H Ramadwar, Ashish Minocha.

s15. VENTILATORY AND HEMODYNAMIC MODIFICATIONS DURING LAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION
G.Mattioli M.D., A.PiniPrato M.D. , P.Repetto M.D., S.Leggio M.D., M.Castagnetti M.D., G.Montobbio M.D., V.Jasonni M.D.

s16. RECANALIZATION OF AN ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA ANASTOMOSIS BY AN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE
A. Alfred Chahine, MD, Maurice Poplauski, MD, Grigori Rozenblit, MD, Gastone Crea, MD, Shaker Maddenini, MD, Sabrina Falquier, MD, Karl Strom, MD, Michel S. Slim, MD

s17. FUNDOPLICATION IS RARELY NECESSARY FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY EXCEPT IN THE NEUROLOGICALLY-IMPAIRED CHILD.
David A. Partrick, M.D. , Denis D. Bensard, M.D.

s18. LONGTERM FOLLOW-UP AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC TOUPET FUNDOPLICATION IN CHILDREN WITH ATYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
Mario Mendoza-Sagaon MD, Karen Herreman-Suquet MD, Guillaume Cargill MD, Daniel Caillot MD and Philippe Montupet MD

s19. LAPAROSCOPIC INTERVENTION OF INTRA-THORACIC STOMACH IN INFANTS.
Makoto Yagi,M.D.,Ph.D. , Keisuke Nose,M.D., Katsuji Yamauchi,M.D., Takashi Nogami,M.D., Hideki Yoshida,M.D., Harumasa Ohyanagi,M.D.,Ph.D.

s20. LAPAROSCOPIC GASTROSCOPY ASSISTED VENTRAL THAL HEMIPLICATION AS REDO-PROCEDURE IN RECURRENT GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
Klaus Schaarschmidt , A Kolberg-Schwerdt, M Lempe, C Neumann

s.21 ITALIAN MULTICENTER SURVEY ON LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX SURGICAL TREATMENT
G.Mattioli M.D. , M.Lima M.D., C.Esposito M.D., M.Messina M.D., L.Montinaro M.D., G.Cobellis M.D., L.Mastoianni M.D., M.G.R.Aceti M.D., D.Falchetti M.D., V.Jasonni M.D.,

s21a. THORACOSCOPIC LOBECTOMY FOR PRENATALLY DIAGNOSED LUNG LESION
Craig T. Albanese, M.D., KuoJen Tsao, M.D., Roman M. Sydorak, M.D., Hanmin Lee, M.D.

s21b. LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY IN CHILDREN
Kelly A. Miller MD, Craig T. Albanese MD, Diana L. Farmer MD, Michael Harrison MD, George W. Holcomb III MD

s21c. CERVICO-MEDIASTINOSCOPIC THYMECTOMIES IN CHILDREN
Olivier Reinberg (1), Philippe Montupet (2), Helène Martelli (2)

s21d. CLINICAL RESULTS IN THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY USING AN ELECTROTHERMAL BIPOLAR VESSEL SEALER
Steven S Rothenberg M.D. , John T. Bealer M.D.,Jack H.T. Chang M.D., Ned Cosgriff M.D.

s22. LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDICECTOMY: A SUITABLE CASE FOR THE TRAINEE?
Atul J Sabharwal M.D, Gordon A MacKinlay M.D., Fraser D Munro M.D.

s23. ONE-TROCAR VIDEOASSISTED APPROACH TO MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM IN CHILDREN
G.Cobellis,MD, L.Mastroianni,MD, G.Muzzi,MD, A.Zangari,MD, A.Cruccetti,MD, M.Zamparelli,MD, G.Amici, MD and A. Martino, MD

s24. LAPAROSCOPIC CECOSTOMY BUTTON PLACEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF FECAL INCONTINENCE IN CHILDREN
Aydin Yagmurlu M.D. , Carroll M. Harmon M.D., Ph.D., Ketih E. Georgeson M.D.

s25. LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED SURGERY FOR CROHN'S DISEASE
Robertine van Baren, M.D. , Wim G. Van Gemert, Ph.D.,

s27. GETTING RESIDENTS IN THE GAME: AN EVALUATION OF GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Gerald Gollin, MD and Donald Moores, MD

s28. LAPAROSCOPIC SWENSONS PULLTHROUGH FOR HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE - AN OPTIMAL APPROACH FOR BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PULLTHROUGH PROCEDURES
Rajendra Kumar, Athol Mackay, Peter Borzi

s30. COMPLICATIONS AND CONVERSIONS OF PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY: THE ITALIAN MULTICENTRIC EXPERIENCE WITH 2305 PROCEDURES
Esposito C MD PhD 1 , Mattioli G MD 2, Monguzzi GL MD 3, Montinaro L MD 4, Riccipetiotoni G MD 5, Messina M MD 6, Pintus C MD 7, Lima M MD 8 , Settimi A MD 9, Esposito G MD 9, Jasonni V MD 2

s30a. LAPAROSCOPIC POCKET SPLENOPEXY (LAPS) FOR WANDERING SPLEEN A NEW TECHNIQUE
Marcelo Martinez Ferro , Gaston Elmo, Lisandro Piaggio

s30b. THYMECTOMY: PURE THORACOSCOPY VS MINI-THORACOTOMY VIDEO ASSISTED
Francisco Berchi MD, Maribel Benavent MD, Jesus Cuadros MD, Juan Anton-Pacheco MD

s31. INTRAVESICAL URETERAL REIMPLANTATION ACCORDING TO COHEN AND USING LAPAROSCOPIC TOOLS PRELEMINARY EXPERIENCE IN CHILDREN.
Valla J.S., Almohaidly M., Lembo M.A., Carfagna L., Steyaert H.

s32. OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROBLEMS IN LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY FOR HYDRONEPHROSIS IN CHILDREN
K.Selvarajan MCh ,M.Ramalingam Mch, M.G.Pai MCh,

s33. COMPARISON OF LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN NEPHRECTOMIES IN CHILDREN
Pavel Zerhau,M.D.,Ph.D., Jiri Tuma,M.D.,Ph.D.,

s34. LAPAROSCOPIC ANDERSON-HYNES PYELOPLASTY IN CHILDREN
Bahr M, Korn St, Schier F,

s35. DEXTRANOMER ENDOSCOPIC INJECTION FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE
Paolo Caione, Nicola Capozza

s36. LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN NEPHRECTOMY IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION
Luis García-Aparicio M.D.; Josep M. Ribó M.D.; Victoria Juliá M.D.,Ph.D.; Jordi Rovira M.D., Ph.D.; Xavier Tarrado M.D.;
Luis Morales M.D, Ph.D.

s37. TRANSVESICOSCOPIC CROSS-TRIGONAL URETERIC REIMPLANTATION UNDER CARBON DIOXIDE PNEUMOVESICUM FOR VESICOURETERIC REFLUX: A NOVEL TECHNIQUE
Yeung CK1, Borzi PA2.

s38. THORACOSCOPIC UPPER THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY FOR PRIMARY PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENCE A 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Vadim Kapuller, M.D., Zahavi Cohen, M.D.,

s39. LAPAROSCOPY AND CARBON DIOXIDE VERSUS AIR REDUCE PERITONEAL, SYSTEMIC, AND PULMONARY IMMUNE RESPONSES
BM Ure, MD, NMA Bax, MD, TA Niewold, PHD, GJ Van Essen, MD, DC Van Der Zee, MD

s40. PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER MINIMALLY PECTUS EXCAVATUM REPAIR
Anton Gutmann,MD Maria Vittinghoff,MD Roswitha Gössler,MD Andrea Stockenhuber,MD Christiana Justin,MD Jürgen Schleef,MD Michael Höllwarth,MD.

s41. SPLENECTOMY FOR PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE
Perry Stafford MD , Eileen Houseknecht RN, Daniel von Allmen MD, Michael Nance MD, and Kim Smith-Whitley MD

s42. LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF IMPALPABLE TESTES : A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF VIDEO SURGERY IN INFANCY
A.Papparella M.D., P.Parmeggiani M.D. 1, G.Cobellis M.D. , L.Mastroianni M.D. 2, G.Stranieri M.D. 3, N.Pappalepore M.D.4 ,G.Mattioli M.D. 5, C. Esposito M.D. 6 and M.Lima M.D.7.,

s43. ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY OF DIAPHRAGMATIC ANOMALIES : A MULTICENTRIC STUDY OF THE GROUPE D'ETUDE EN COELIOCHIRURGIE INFANTILE (GECI). PART 2 : MORGAGNI'S HERNIAS
F. Becmeur,MD , P. Philippe,MD, D. Vanderzee,MD, N. Bax,MD, H. Allal,MD, O. Reinberg,MD, M. Lima,MD, Y.Heloury,MD, F. Berchi,MD, A.Debacker,MD, M. Robert,MD, C. Salakos,MD, J.L. Alain,MD, F. Schier,MD, J. Schleef,MD., R. Moog,MD.,

s44. THORACOSCOPIC EXCISION OF AN INTRAMURAL OESOPHAGEAL DUPLICATION CYST
Adam Watts, M.D., Fraser D Munro, M.D., Gordon A MacKinlay, M.D.

s45. LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOID VAGINAL REPLACEMENT
Bailez M , Di Benedetto V, Elmo G and Korman L.

Poster Abstracts

p01. LAPAROSCOPIC STAGING FOR HODGKIN´S DISEASE IN CHILDREN
Edward Esteves, MD; Elecy M. Oliveira, MD; Patricia O. Brito, MD; Cesar Bariani, MD; Rosemary G. Crocetti, MD.

p02. LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY FOR NEUROBLASTOMA: A REPORT OF 2 CASES
Zvonimir Milas, M.D. and Mark Wulkan, M.D.,

p03. LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION OF PARARENAL TUMOURS
C.F. Schwindak,M.D., F.D. Munro,M.D., G.A. MacKinlay,M.D.

p04. TWO-PORT VERSUS 3-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY IN CHILDREN WITH UNCOMPLICATED APPENDICITIS
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Bassam, MD, Dr. Abdul Rauf Khan, MD

p05. WHY PEDIATRIC SURGEONS CAN`T AFFORD NOT TO PERFORM LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
Mariana Bachmann de Santos M.D. ,

p06. OMENTAL INFARCTION IN CHILDREN: A TWISTED 'TAIL' OF A NOT SO INFREQUENT PROBLEM
Jorge R. Beltrán, MD , Guy F. Brisseau, MD, Marc A. Levitt, MD, Scott C. Boulanger, MD, Michael G. Caty, MD, Philip L. Glick, MD.

p07. SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR VIDEO-ASSISTED COLONIC PULL-THROUGH WITH SECTION OF INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY
D. Falchetti MD, F. Torri MD, S. Benvenuti MD, L. Tonegatti MD, S. Milianti MD, B. Morelli MD, F. Braga MD, G. Ekema MD

p08. LAPAROSCOPIC RECTOPEXY: A NEW APPROACH IN CHILDREN
Munther J Haddad, Ravindra H Ramadwar, Simon Clarke

p09. LAPAROSCOPY ASSISTED ANORECTAL PULL-THROUGH FOR RECTOCLOACAL FISTULA: A CASE REPORT
Tadashi Iwanaka, MD, PhD, Mari Arai, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Kawashima, MD, Sumi Kudou, MD, Jun Fujishiro, MD, Satohiko Imaizumi, MD, PhD

p10. LAPAROSCOPIC MECKEL´S DIVERTICULECTOMY
Libor Janecek,M.D.

p11. LAPAROSCOPIC DRAINAGE AND EXCISION OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL CYSTS
Charles Keys. M.D., Fraser D Munro, M.D., Gordon A MacKinlay, M.D.

p12. EXPERIENCES ON 19 CASES LAPAROSCOPE-ASSISTED SWENSON OPERATION
Li Yuzhou, Liang Jiansheng, Yao Gan, Yang Qingtang,

p13. LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES FOR MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN
I.V.Poddoubnyi M.D., A.F.Dronov M.D., A.N.Smirnov M.D., N.A.Al-Mashat M.D., P.M.Yaroustovskyi

p14. RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR TREATED BY LAPAROSCOPYC WAY
Polliotto SD, Staltari JC, Díaz R, Quiros D.

p15. VIDEO-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR A CASE OF ATRESIA DUODENAL
Polliotto SD, Staltari JC, Moretti L

p16. IS LAPAROSCOPY SAFE AFTER MAJOR BLUNT TRAUMA OF THE ABDOMEN IN CHILDREN?
L Carfagna, H Steyaert, MA Lembo , JS Valla,

p17. MINIATURE ACCESS CHAIT CECOSTOMY: A NEW APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF FECAL INCONTINENCE
Joselito Tantoco MD, Marc A. Levitt MD, Guy F. Brisseau MD, Philip L. Glick MD, Michael G. Caty MD.,

p19. LAPAROSCOPY IN DISEASES INVOLVING THE GREATER OMENTUM
J. Waldschmidt,M.D., R. Lohse,M.D., L. Meyer-Junghaenel,M.D.

p20. LAPAROSCOPY FOR INTESTINAL BLEEDING IN INFANCY
IE Willetts, K Elmalik, SS Marven,

p21. ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY OF DIAPHRAGMATIC ANOMALIES : A MULTICENTRIC STUDY OF THE GROUPE D'ETUDE EN COELIOCHIRURGIE INFANTILE (GECI). PART 1 : POSTEROLATERAL HERNIAS (BOCHDALEK) AND EVENTRATIONS
P.Philippe,MD., F.Becmeur,MD., N. Bax,MD, D.Vanderzee,MD., H.Allal,MD., O.Reinberg,MD., M.Lima,MD., Y.Heloury,MD., F.Berchi,MD., F.Bawab,MD., J.S.Valla,MD., M.Robert,MD., F.Varlet,MD.

p22. THREE TROCARS NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION IN A CHILD WITH LIMITED ACCESS
D. Falchetti MD, F. Torri MD, P. Orizio MD, P. Pedersini MD, F. Braga MD, B. Morelli MD, G. Ekema MD

p23. FOLLOW.UP OF VLS TREATED GERD THROUGH A NEW PARAMETER: AREA UNDER H+
Garzi A, Zagordo L, Ferrucci E, Messina M.,

p24. LAPAROSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT: IS THERE A BEST TECHNIQUE?
Stella Lavor,M.D., Monowat Ngerncham,M.D., Keith Georgeson, M.D., Carroll Harmon, M.D.,Ph.D.

p25. LAPAROSCOPIC REDUCTION OF GASTRIC VOLVULUS AND REPAIR OF GIANT HIATAL HERNIA IN A NEWBORN
Timothy D. Kane, M.D. and Keith E. Georgeson, M.D.,

p26. LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED GASTRIC TRANSPOSITION IN INFANT: CASE REPORT
Montinaro L,M.D.; *Esposito C,M.D.;**Bartoli F,M.D.; Paradies G,M.D.; Leggio S,M.D.,

p27. THE LEARNING CURVE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC PYLOROMYOTOMY - IMPACT ON GENERAL SURGICAL RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE
David Naar, M.D., Paul A. Brisson, M.D., Neil R. Feins, M.D., Haroon I Patel, M.D.

p28. PRELIMINARY COMPARASON OF LAPAROSCOPIC VS. OPEN NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Sanjeev A. Vasudevan, M.D.; Vinod H. Thourani, M.D.; Mark L. Wulkan, M.D. ,

p29. HOW THE PROCESSUS VAGINALIS OBLITERATES
Bahr M, Korn St, Schier F

p30. LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH OF A CLOACAL ANOMALY ASSOCIATED WITH VAGINAL AGENESIS
M.M.Bailez and J. Solana

p31. COMBINED HISTEROSCOPIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTED UTERINE DUPLICATIONS
Bailez M. *, Gutierres V.* Videla Rivero L , Viglioco J. , Pisani A and Rodríguez J. L.

p32. LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN TRANSPOSITION TO PRESERVE FERTILITY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS PRIOR TO PELVIC IRRADIATION
Bartsch, Leah A MD; Smith, Baird M MD; Donaldson, Sarah S MD; Marina, Neyssa MD; Tang, Nelson MD

p33. ONE-TROCAR RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC VARICOCELECTOMY: OUR EXPERIENCE
G.Cobellis,MD, L.Mastroianni,MD, A.Cruccetti,MD, M.Zamparelli,MD, L.Rossi,MD, G.Amici,MD, A.Martino, MD,

p34. MINI-LAPAROSCOPIC PALOMO'S PROCEDURE BY BIPOLAR COAGULATION FOR VARICOCELE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Francesco De Peppo MD., Paola Marchetti MD., Emanuela Ceriati MD., Francesco Randisi MD, Giuseppe Broggi MD and Massimo Rivosecchi MD

p35. LAPAROSCOPIC CLOSURE OF PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS AND TRANS-SCROTAL ORCHIOPEXY FOR UNDESCENDED TESTIS
Masao Endo, MD,PhD, Etsuji Ukiyama, MD, Fumiko Yoshida, MD

p36. LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROURETERECTOMY- A MODIFIED TECHNIQUE
P. Godbole MBBS, M.S., A. Najmaldin M.D.

p37. ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF VESICOURETERAL REFLUX IN CHILDREN: HAVE 505 PROCEDURES WITH COLLAGEN TM BEEN WORTHWHILE ?
C. Gorsler, U. Huebner, H. Halsband,

p38. LAPAROSCOPIC PYELOURETEROSTOMY
K.Selvarajan MCh, M.Ramalingam MCh, M. G.Pai MCh

p39. DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY IN RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CHILDREN - MILIARY T.B.ABDOMEN IN RARE CAUSE FOUND
Selvarajan Krishnasamy Mch, Manickam Ramalingam, M.G.Pai, Mch,

p40. AN AUDIT OF THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN EDINBURGH OF LAPAROSCOPIC LIGATION OF TESTICULAR VESSELS FOR VARICOCELE
R.B. Aldridge (Medical Student), F.D. Munro, M.D. and G.A. MacKinlay, M.D.,

p41. AN ABSOLUTE CONTRA-INDICATION TO LAPAROSCOPIC FOWLER-STEPHENS PROCEDURE
C. Noviello M.D., C. Del Monaco M.D., A.Vessella M.D., P. Parmeggiani M.D., G.Amici M.D * and A. Papparella M.D.,

p42. NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF CYSTOLITHOTRIPSY FOR LARGE VESICAL CALCULUS IN CHILDREN
Manickam Ramalingam, Krishnasamy Selvarajan,

p43. LUMBOSCOPY ASSISTED PYELOTOMY AND PYELOPLASTY IN CHILDREN
Christos Salakos M.D., Yvelise Verney M.D. and Hervé Giard M.D.

p44. RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC RENAL SURGERY IN CHILDREN: OUR PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE
L.Repetto°M.D., B.Tadini°°M.D., G.L. Milan°M.D., M.Gatto°°M.D. °

p45. RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC PYELOPLASTY FOR PUJ OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN. 10 CASES WITH MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF FOLLOW UP
Valla J.S. , Carfagna L., Lembo M.A., Almohaidly M., Steyaert H.

p46. SEMINAL VESICLE CYST WITH IPSILATERAL RENAL AGENESIS : ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS AND POST NATAL LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION
Valla J.S. , Carfagna L., Almohaidly M., Lembo M.A., Steyaert H.,

p47. A MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO PELVI-URETERIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN.
A. Graham Wilkinson, M.D. , Gordon A. MacKinlay, M.D.

p48. LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF A PROSTATIC UTRICLE IN A CHILD.
IE Willetts, JP Roberts, AE Mackinnon

p49. ERGONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS VS ADULT PATIENTS.
Trudy A.G. Kenyon, RN, David Bliss, MD, Tom Curran, Lee L. Swanström, MD,

p50. AN OPERATING THEATRE BASED RADIO NETWORK FOR BROADCASTING LIVE ENDOSURGERY ON A HOSPITAL IT NETWORK
Sean S Marven MB ChB, Lewis Thompson, Paul Wells, Hany GabraMB BCh, David Bywater, Russell Banks

p51. THE NEXT GENERATION MINIATURE ACCESS PYLOROMYOTOMY SPREADER
Tantoco JG, Levitt MA, Brisseau GF, Caty MG, Glick PL ,

p52. SUPRASELLAR ARACNOID CYST: ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT
José Hinojosa MD, Javier Esparza MD, Maria Jesus Muñoz MD, Angel Muñoz MD, Francisco Berchi MD

p53. VENTRICULOPLEURAL SHUNT - THORASCOPIC PLACEMENT OF THE DISTAL CATHETER: TECHNICAL CASE REPORT
S.Kurschel M.D. *, H.G.Eder M.D.*, J.Schleef M.D.**

p54. NEUROENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY AS A FIRST-CHOICE APPROACH FOR HYDROCEPHALUS IN CHILDRE
Rogon Jacek, M.D., Ph.D. ,

p55. LAPAROSCOPIC OESOPHAGOPLASTY IN CHILDREN:A CASE REPORT
Hossein Allal, Manuel Lopez,Dominique Forgues, Mahfoud Moudar,Pascal Gres,Marie Pierre Guibal,René Benoît Galifer

p56. LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF EXTRALUMINAL DUODENAL DIVERTICULUM IN CHILDREN
Francisco Berchi MD, Indalecio Cano MD,Araceli Garcia MD, Maribel Benavent MD,Elena Portela MD,

p57. LAPAROSCOPIC DUODENODUODENOSTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF ANNULAR PANCREAS IN CHILDREN
Francisco Berchi MD , Indalecio Cano MD, Araceli Garcia MD, Maribel Benavent MD, Elena Portela MD,

p58. POST-LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY THROMBOCYTOPENIA
Peter Borzi , Deborah Bailey. Therese Nano.

p59. MINIMAL-INVASIVE ADHESIOLYSIS USING ONE-TROCAR-TECHNIQUE
Ulf Buehligen

p60. DIRECT VISUAL RETROPERITONEAL ACCESS TECHNIQUE USING AN OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPE
L.Mastroianni,MD, G.Cobellis,MD, M.Zamparelli,MD, A.Cruccetti, MD and A.Martino, MD

p61. ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN
HOS Gabra , SS Marven, A Sprigg, WEG Thomas, J Walker

p62. WHAT IS THE TRUE CLINICAL INCIDENCE OF BILATERAL PRESENTATION IN INGUINAL HERNIAS?
B. Haluk Guvenc M.D., Selami Sozubir M.D., Gulsen Ekingen M.D., Melih Tugay M.D., Mevlit Korkmaz M.D., Ayse Tuzlaci M.D.

p63. LAPAROSCOPIC HELLER ESOPHAGOMYOTOMY IN A 7 YEARS OLD WITH ACHALASIA
B. Haluk Guvenc M.D. , Levent Avtan M.D.*, Gulsen Ekingen M.D., Selami Sozubir M.D., Necati Gunaltay M.D.**, Ufuk Senel M.D.

p65. NEW TECHNIQUE OF KNOTTING IN PAEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY.
K.Selvarajan MCh, M.Ramalingam MCh, M.G.Pai MCh,

p66. SURGICAL ROBOTICS: CREATING A NEW PROGRAM
Scott Langenburg, M.D., Mustafa Kabeer, M.D., William Lyman, Ph.D., Greg Auner, Ph.D., Lawrence Fleischman, M.D., and Michael Klein, M.D.

p67. LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF DIAPHRAGMATIC DEFECTS
Marcelo Martinez Ferro , Horacio Bignon, Gaston Elmo, Victor Di Benedetto

p68. LAPAROSCOPIC GASTROPEXY WITH ESOPHAGOCARDIOPEXY FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTRIC VOLVULUS IN CHILDREN
Mario Mendoza-Sagaon MD, Alexandre Darani MD, Olivier Reinberg MD.,

p69. PEDIATRIC OMENTAL INFARCTION
Gregory T. Banever, M.D., Michael E. Ganey, M.D., Kevin P. Moriarty, M.D. , Richard A. Courtney, M.D.

p70. SELECTIVE USE OF LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY IN PEDIATRICS
Michael V. Tirabassi, MD, Gregory Banever, MD, Kevin Moriarty, MD , David Tashjian, MD, Stanley Konefal, MD, Richard Courtney, MD, Barry Sachs, MD,

p71. DEVELOPING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Alp Numanoglu M.D . Alastair Millar M.D. Rob Brown M.D. Heinz Rode M.D.

p72. PAED - LAP MANIA !! SIGNIFICANCE OF HANDS - ON ENDOSURGERY COURSES FOR PAEDIATRIC SURGEONS?
Jahoorahmad Z. Patankar Ms.MCh. , Shyam S. Borwankar MS.MS., Hemanshi S. Shah MS. MCh., Yatindra Kashid MS

p73. LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION OF BILIARY CYSTS IN CHILDREN: ABOUT TWO CASES
C Piolat (MD), C Jacquier (MD), M Cartal (MD), C Durand (MD), F Nugues (MD), D Pasquier (MD), JF Dyon (PhD)

p74. LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED ABDOMINAL - PERINEAL PULL THROUGH PROCEDURE FOR HIGH IMPERFORATED ANUS IN A BOY - SIX YEARS FOLLOW-UP.
J. Schleef M.D.*, A.K. Saxena M.D., K. Schaarschmidt M.D., G.H. Willital M.D.

p75. EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN A PAEDIATRIC AND UROLOGIC SURGERY DEPARTMENT.
B.Tadini M.D .,L.Lonati M.D.,R.Gesmundo M.D., F.Canavese M.D,M.Bianchi M.D.

p76. AN ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR FOR LARGE GROIN HERNIA INTO THE SCROTUM OF INFANTS
Takehara H. , Ishibashi H., Ohshita M. and Tashiro S.

p78. LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF INTRAABDOMINAL AND RETROPERITONEAL LYMPHANGIOMAS
J. Waldschmidt, M.D., L.Meyer-Junghaenel, M.D., D. Cholewa, M.D.

p79. LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSPERITONEAL ADRENALECTOMY IN CHILDREN
Rene Wijnen MD, PhD; Marc Wijnen MD, Cees Noordam MD, Paul Rieu MD, Frans van der Staak MD, Rene Severijnen MD.

p80. LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF CHOLEDOCHAL CYSTS WITH HEPATICOJEJUNOSTOMY IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Yeung CK, Lee KH, Sihoe J, Tam YH, Liu K,

p81. ANGIOCATHETER AS PERCUTANEOUS PROBE TO ASSIST TRANSINGUINAL LAPAROSCOPIC EXAMINATION DURING HERNIA SURGERY IN CHILDREN
P.K.F. Yip , P.K.H. Tam* , M.K.W.Li,

p82. LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y PORTOENTEROSTOMY FOR BILIARY ATRESIA
Edward Esteves, MD; Miguel Ottaiano, MD; Eriberto Neto, MD; José Devanir Jr, MD; Ruy E Pereira, MD

p83. LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA IN THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT
Hoover JD, Geissler G

p84. EARLY LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY IN INFANTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE APPEARS TO LOWER DISEASE-RELATED MORBIDITY
Harold N. Lovvorn, III, MD , Kurt P. Schropp, MD, Jason Wilcox, BS, Lina Ramos, BS, Gerald Presbury, MD, Winfred Wang, MD, and Thom E Lobe, MD,

p85. LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY MADE EASY: THE USE OF THE PLASMAKINETIC TISSUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Gordon A MacKinlay, M.D. , Fraser D Munro, M.D.

p86. DIFFICULTIES WITH THE STARTING OF PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPY IN A SERVICE OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Martínez-Almoyna Rullán, C; Alvarez Muñoz, V,

p87. PITFALLS IN LAPAROSCOPIC DECAPSULATION FOR SPLENIC CYSTS: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Rachel Mott, M.D., Haroon I Patel, M.D.,

p88. LONG TERM EVALUATION OF CHILDREN WITH HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY IN OUR INTITIAL EXPERIENCE DURING 1995-1996
Amulya K. Saxena, M.D., Jurgen Schleef, M.D., Klaus Schaarschmidt, M.D., Gunter H. Willital, M.D.,

P89. LUNG SEQUESTER/CYST-LUNG ADENOMATOSIS: THORACOSCOPY VS MINI-THORACOTOMY VIDEO-ASSISTED
Francisco Berchi MD ; Juan Bregante MD; Juan Antón-Pacheco MD; Jaume Mulet MD; Jesus Cuadros MD; Araceli Garcia MD;

p90. ARGON BEAM COAGULATOR AND VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY IN CHILDREN
Cheli Maurizio M.D., Alberti Daniele M.D.,Colusso Mara M.D.,Bertani Alessandro M.D. and Locatelli Giuseppe M.D.

p91. ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSIS CYST OF THE LUNG : TREATMENT BY THORACOSCOPY
Fouad Ettayebi,M.D - M.Benhammou,M.D.,

p92. VIDEOSURGERY PLICATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM IN INFANT (ABOUT THREE CASES)
Fouad Ettayebi, MD - M.Benhammou;MD.

p93. PEDIATRIC EMPYEMA- AN ALGORITHM FOR EARLY THORACOSCOPIC INTERVENTION
Jason Knudtson, MD and Harsh Grewal, MD*

p94. THE CHALLENGE OF THORACOSCOPIC OESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA REPAIR
Gordon A MacKinlay,M.D., Fraser D Munro,M.D.

p95. SPOT -SINGLE PORT THORACOSCOPY- FOR TREATMENT OF EMPYEMA IN CHILDREN
Marcelo Martinez Ferro MD, Gabriela Duarte MD, Gaston Elmo MD, Horacio Bignon,

p96. VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY FOR CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION OF THE LUNG; REPORT OF TWO CASES
Takashi Nogami, MD, Makoto Yagi, MD, Keisuke Nose, MD, Katsuji Yamauchi, MD, Hideki Yoshida, MD, Hiroomi Okuyama, MD, Akio Kubota, MD, Harumasa Ohyanagi, MD

p97. THORACOSCOPY IN CHILDREN WITH DIAPHRAGMENTIC PARALYSIS AND BOCHDALEK HERNIA
J.Waldschmidt,M.D., D. Cholewa,M.D., H. Giest,M.D.

p98. THORACOSCOPIC LUNG BIOPSIES IN CHILDREN WITH THE ENDOLOOP
Rene Wijnen MD, PhD; Marc Wijnen MD, Bart-Jan Yntema MD, Paul Rieu MD, Frans van der Staak MD, Rene Severijnen MD.

p99. SYRINGOCELE: OUR EXPERIENCE IN CLINICAL APPROACH AND ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT
Podestà E., Ferretti S., Scarsi P.L., Di Rovasenda E,
Division of Surgical Emergency, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy