New Challenges in Pediatric Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

With the development of our society and our medical capabilities, the progress of surgery in the pediatric disease field is remarkable. Minimal-access surgery has been the area of major improvement amongst surgical procedures for many pediatric diseases. For example, for pediatric abdominal disease, congenital choledochal cysts have been increasingly diagnosed in the past decade. The surgical procedure of choice for the removal of congenital choledochal cysts has changed over time, from laparotomy initially, to the subsequent laparoscopic surgery, and to now popular Da Vinci robot-associated surgery. Moreover, pediatric liver transplantation has been increasingly performed for patients with liver failure, such as biliary atresia. Additionally, pediatric surgery has been playing more and more importan role in the treatment of pediatric solid tumors. For pediatric, thoracic, or urinary system disease, minimal-access surgery has also been an area of significant development, tackling more challenges than ever before. In this Special Issue, we welcome authors to submit papers on the development and challenge of pediatric surgery in various diseases. We are particularly interested in minimal-access surgery for the treatment of pediatric, abdominal, and thoracic diseases.

Prof. Dr. Bo Xiang
Dr. Min Yang
Guest Editors

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