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    The role of diagnostic laparoscopy in micropremmies with suspected necrotizing enterocolitis

    The timely diagnosis of perforations or dead gut can be extremely difficult in micropremmies with necrotizing enterocolitis. A negative laparotomy is just as detrimental as failure to recognize early perforati...

    H. L. Tan, J. G. Tantoco, M. Z. Ee in Surgical Endoscopy (2007)

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    Laparoscopic surgery in children is associated with an intraoperative hypermetabolic response

    Laparoscopic surgery is thought to be associated with a reduced metabolic response compared to open surgery. Oxygen consumption ( ...

    M. C. McHoney, L. Corizia, S. Eaton, A. Wade in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventiona… (2006)

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    Lymphatic sparing, laparoscopic varicocelectomy: a new surgical technique

    Several surgical options are available for managing varicoceles. Although conventional surgery offers good surgical results, the most common long-term complication of surgery is the development of hydroceles, ...

    H. L. Tan, B. Tecson, M. Z. Ee, J. Tantoco in Pediatric Surgery International (2004)

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    Laparoscopic resection of type I choledochal cyst

    Type I choledochal cyst is a rare saccular or fusiform congenital dilatation of the extrahepatic biliary tract. It is usually treated by laparotomy at which the cyst is completely excised and a Roux-en-Y hepat...

    H. L. Tan, K. R. Shankar, W. D. A. Ford in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventiona… (2003)

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    The successful medical management of severe duodenal strictures secondary to eosinophilic gastroenteritis in an infant

    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon condition of unknown etiology that has only been relatively recently reported. Its clinical manifestations range from a mild disease to more severe forms resembling ...

    H. L. Tan, N. Sithasanan, P. Foley, G. P. Davidson in Pediatric Surgery International (2003)

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    Ectopic pancreatic rests: a rare cause of persistent umbilical discharge

    Ectopic pancreatic rests are rare. We report two cases discovered in infants who underwent surgical exploration of the umbilicus for persistent umbilical discharge with peri-umbilical excoriation. A shallow s...

    H. L. Tan, A. Yoong, C. C. W. Yu in Pediatric Surgery International (2000)

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    Letter to the editor

    H. L. Tan in Pediatric Surgery International (1999)

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    Laparoscopic bipolar strip-tease appendicectomy

    Since its conception, several techniques have been described for laparoscopic appendicectomy. We describe a technique which utilizes a 5-mm bipolar forceps designed to coagulate and cut tissues at the same tim...

    H. L. Tan, O. Segawa, J. E. Stein in Surgical Endoscopy (1995)

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    Initial experience with laparoscopic adhesiolysis in children

    Intra-abdominal adhesions are a well-known complication of laparotomy. We report our initial experience of ten children undergoing laparoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal adhesions. Sign...

    H. L. Tan, A. Mammen, J. M. Hutson in Pediatric Surgery International (1994)

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    Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

    Although great advances in laparoscopic techniques have been made in the field of adult surgery, its application in infants and young children has been limited. We present a technique of laparoscopic pyloromyo...

    H. L. Tan, A. Najmaldin in Pediatric Surgery International (1993)

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    Laparoscopic ovariopexy for paediatric pelvic malignancies

    Ovariopexy can prevent radiation damage to the ovaries in children undergoing pelvic irradiation, and should be considered prior to radical curative radiotherapy. We report two children who have had successful...

    H. L. Tan, R. J. Scorpio, J. M. Hutson, K. Waters in Pediatric Surgery International (1993)

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    Management of urinary calculi using endourology and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

    Childhood urolithiasis is uncommon, comprising 2% – 3% of urinary calculi. This paper presents our initial experience in the endourological (EU) treatment of 23 children with urinary calculi presenting to the ...

    D. R. Webb, H. L. Tan, J. H. Kelly, S. W. Beasley in Pediatric Surgery International (1990)