title: Adrenal-sparing laparoscopic surgery for aldosterone-producing adenoma.
abstract: We herein present the first case in the literature of enucleation of an aldosterone-producing adenoma by laparoscopy. The indication for adrenal-sparing surgery was bilateral adrenal adenoma. The operation turned out to be easier than laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was cured; split adrenal function tests showed normal function of both adrenal glands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Janetschek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lhotta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finkenstedt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jaschke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bartsch
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone