title: [Surgical approaches of pheochromocytoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of surgery of Pheo.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pheochromocytoma was removed in 89 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 39 patients, pheochromocytoma was removed by intercostal incision at the 11th rib and 15 at the 10th rib, 14 by transrectal incision, 9 by abdominothoracic incision, 5 by abdominal subcostal oblique incision, 3 by inferior abdominal incision, 3 by posterolateral incision. One patient received laparoscopic surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pheochromocytoma definitely localized was removed by intercostal incision at the 10th or 11th rib. The suitable pathway for removal giant pheochromocytoma or pheochromocytoma related big vessels is transrectal incision or abdominothoracic incision. The incision of multiple pheochromocytoma or extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma may be in the middle of the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijing Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery*