Analysis of Pulmonary Surgery in Children and Adolescents in Germany: Who Is doing What?

Conclusion Indications for pulmonary surgery in children arise from rare diagnoses. In total, 66% of lung resections are performed in patients <1 year and >14 years. The majority of lung resections are performed as VATS. Patients ≤14 years are predominantly operated on by pediatric surgeons. The accessibility of pediatric pulmonary surgery is acceptable, but there is a low caseload per center. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - June 20, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: B öckle, Carla E. Blaser, Jochen Schukfeh, Nagoud Zeidler, Jan Ure, Benno M. Dingemann, Jens Tags: Original Article Source Type: research