title: Adrenalectomy via the dorsal approach: a benchmark for laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We reviewed our experience with posterior surgical excision of aldosteronomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review identified 40 consecutive cases performed by 1 surgeon.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean patient age was 46 years and mean blood loss was 237 cc. There was no perioperative mortality or intraoperative complications. Times to unassisted ambulation and return to a normal diet were 2.2 and 2.4 days, respectively, with a mean postoperative hospital stay of 4.4 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The removal of aldosteronomas via the dorsal approach is a safe reliable technique with acceptable morbidity. These results provide a benchmark by which the results of laparoscopic adrenalectomy may be judged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leibovitch
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Donohue
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies