The Editors have selected a distinguished team of contributors from around the world to provide practical guidance and their expertise on various issues dealing with pediatric endoscopic surgery Topics dealtагпзр with include theoretical concepts pertaining to endoscopic surgery, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and retroperitoneal endoscopic procedures Technological strides in pediatric endoscopic surgery have also been explained with emphasis laid агцэшon instrument refinement, evolving role of ergonomics in the development of operation room design, and the progress in the field of robotics Constant training and evaluation of coordinated skills which can be estimated using virtual reality simulators and the capabilities of these systems have been elaborated .