title: Simultaneous bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy in ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia.
abstract: Laparoscopic surgery for urological conditions has now become popular worldwide. The case is reported of a 56-year-old woman who underwent simultaneous bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (AIMAH), followed by autotransplantation of resected adrenal gland fragments. Simultaneous laparoscopic adrenalectomies seem feasible for a patient with AIMAH because of its minimally invasive nature. However, autotransplantation of adrenal fragments failed in this patient with AIMAH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan. hitoshi.s@excite.com.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinbo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone