title: [Laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy].
abstract: The laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy combines the advantages of the conventional transperitoneal approach with the well known advantages of minimally invasive surgery. The positive personal experience in 5 patients and the results of the literature are reported. According to these data we are dealing with a safe procedure requiring an acceptable operating time, little postoperative pain of short duration, fast recovery and a short postoperative in-hospital stay. Indications are benign non-hormone- as well as hormone-producing adrenal lesions. Until now there are no definitive size limitations. Malignant tumors should continue to be operated conventionally.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Klinikum Grosshadern.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Schardey
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Schildberg
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Die laparoskopische transperitoneale Adrenalektomie.