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Jacqui Scott

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA

Stephanie L. Shaver

Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine, Glendale, AZ, USA

Ameet Singh

Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

Michele A. Steffey

Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California‐Davis, Davis, CA, USA

Elizabeth A. Swanson

Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA

Chris Thomson

Veterinary Specialty Hospital – North County, Ethos Veterinary Health, San Marcos, CA, USA

Bart Van Goethem

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

The last century has seen an evolution from major invasive surgery to minimally invasive therapies, which have provided great patient benefit with reduced morbidity.

As the practice of minimally invasive surgery has grown, the field has seen the development of newer advanced endoscopes, laparoscopes, laparoscopic instruments, light sources, insufflators, energy devices, and advanced minimally invasive techniques. Unfortunately, most of these advances have been designed for the adult human. Pediatric human patients and small animal patients have had the same struggle – limited information and technology available for this subset of patients. Small patients need smaller insufflators, smaller scopes, smaller instruments, and modified techniques for smaller spaces. Over the past several years, however, pediatric surgeons and small animal veterinarian surgeons have been working together to bring about the advancement of minimally invasive surgery in these smaller populations.