[The first experiment in endoscopic surgery of the adrenal gland].
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) using transperitoneal lateral access was conducted in 56 patients from June 1994 to September 1996 yr. Unilateral adrenal gland tumor up to 8 cm in diameter was diagnosed in all the patients. All the patients are alive. LA is the method of choice in the patients with syndromes of Conn, Cushing, pheochromocytoma up to 8 cm in diameter. The LA conduction is not indicated if malignant or large (more than 8 cm in diameter) tumor was revealed.
Henry
J F
JF
Kvareniuk
A N
AN
Komissarenko
I V
IV
Rybakov
S I
SI
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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