International innovations in pediatric minimally invasive surgery: the Argentine experience.

This is a presentation about innovations in pediatric minimally invasive surgery and a review of the Argentine experience. The most representative are (1) the thoracoscopic treatment of long gap esophageal atresia with novel techniques; (2) the nonsurgical and minimally invasive treatment of chest wall deformities, particularly of pectus carinatum; and (3) the use of magnetic surgical devices in classic laparoscopy and transumbilical surgery.