title: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal left adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Purchas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sivakumaran
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Conaglen
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space