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Improvements in Instrumentation and the Development of Equipment in Smaller

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Improvements in instrumentation and the development of equipment in smaller sizes have resulted in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) from that of a rapidly growing field to one of routine practice in the pediatric surgical arena.The advantages of MIS for the pediatric population include which true statement?


A) There is less risk for injury or complications with pneumoperitoneum insufflation.
B) Pediatric patients having MIS procedures have less prevalence of adhesion formation.
C) There is less possibility for abdominal injury from Foley catheter decompression.
D) MIS procedures on children do not require the use of thromboembolic devices.

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