Laparoscopic retroperitoneal left adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome.
A technique for the extraperitoneal removal of the adrenal gland using laparoscopic instrumentation and insufflation is described. A case of Cushing's syndrome in a 42 year old female is presented with successful removal of her adrenal tumour using the laparoscopic method. This is the first report of laparoscopic adrenalectomy employing the extraperitoneal approach.
Whittle
D E
DE
Department of Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Schroeder
D
D
Purchas
S H
SH
Sivakumaran
P
P
Conaglen
J V
JV
D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space