title: [Laparoscopic adrenalectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review indications, techniques and results of laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively review our experience with 8 cases of transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (2 pheochromocytomas, 4 aldosteromas, 1 myelolipoma and 1 non functioning adenoma).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean operative time was about 3 hours, with an mean estimated blood loss of 200 cc. Mean Hospital stay was 2.5 days, complication rate was 10%, being conversion to open surgery between 5 and 10%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the operation of choice for functioning adrenal tumours and for incidentally diagnosed tumours < or = 6 cm that have increased in size in successive radiographic examinations.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Fundación Puigvert, C/Cartagena 340-350 08025 Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosales Bordes
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salvador Bayarri
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Villavicencio Mavrich
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vicente Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000601:surgery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome