title: Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for unilateral nodular hyperplasia in a hemodialaysis patient.
abstract: We report a case of posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for unilateral nodular hyperplasia in a patient with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis. Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy appears to be a safe and valuable alternative for the treatment of the adrenal tumors in hemodialysis patients with easy tissue fragility and bleeding tendency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Women 's Medical University, Japan. t-yagisawa@mvb.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagisawa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toma
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis