title: Laparoscopic management of a giant adrenal cyst: case report.
abstract: A 22-cm left adrenal cyst in a 30-year-old woman was laparoscopically drained and then excised. The main symptom was dull left-upper-quadrant pain. Operative time was 95 minutes, and the hospital stay was 1 day. The patient returned to normal activity 7 days after surgery. Histology revealed a benign adrenal cyst. At the 3-month follow-up, ultrasonography showed the absence of any cystic recurrence, and adrenal endocrine function was normal. The advantages and disadvantages of this modality for the management of adrenal gland cysts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of General Surgery, Taksim Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Koksoy
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Igdem
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014463:Ultrasonography