title: [Dorsal retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy--a new surgical technique].
abstract: For the first time the surgical technique of right and left adrenalectomy by a posterior percutaneous retroperitoneoscopic access is described. The adrenal gland is mobilized after creation of a pneumoretroperitoneum and insertion of 3-4 trocars beneath the 12th rip. Indications for this new method are small, benign adrenal tumours or adrenocortical hyperplasias. By this method, the potential advantages of a posterior approach and minimally-invasive surgery are combined. This surgical technique might become a major advancement in adrenal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Walz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peitgen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Eigler
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D000303:Adrenal Cortex Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D020706:Laparoscopes; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space
vernacular_title: Die dorsale retroperitoneoskopische Adrenalektomie--eine neue operative Technik.