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background laparoscopic surgery become standard care many surgical treatments diffusion laparoscopy investigated adult patient populations still unknown pediatric populations study sought describe national trends diffusion laparoscopic surgery common pediatric conditions identify disparities use laparoscopic surgery study design retrospective analysis serial crosssectional data performed using healthcare cost utilization projects kids inpatient database 1997 2016 pediatric patients ages 18 undergoing appendectomy cholecystectomy fundoplication inguinal hernia repair identified diffusion laparoscopy procedure measured using proportion laparoscopic surgeries years results national trends demonstrate increases use laparoscopy children past two decades 134 887 appendectomy 826 949 cholecystectomy 74 774 fundoplication 15 235 repair inguinal hernia p 001 disparities diffusion laparoscopy found various pediatric populations disparities varied specific procedures years particular proportion laparoscopic appendectomy 1997 113 urban teaching hospitals 139 rural hospitals p 01 proportions 2016 increased 908 urban teaching hospitals versus 713 rural hospitals p 001 conclusions laparoscopy become standard surgical care common pediatric surgical conditions widening disparities use laparoscopic surgery pediatric populations appear urban teaching hospitals rural hospitals