title: [Seventy degrees lateral decubital trans-abdominal laparoscopic adrenal surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce a new procedure of laparoscopic adrenal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients with adrenal disease underwent surgery by a 70 degrees lateral decubital trans-abdominal laparoscopic approach, which wa compared with 30 degrees decubital laparoscopic operation in 26 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure is superior to open laparotomy. There was significant difference in average operative time (77.2 min vs. 215.7 min), blood lost volume (27.0 ml vs. 94.5 ml), and postoperative complications (13.3% vs. 46.0%). Postoperative feeding time and hospitalization time were shortened markedly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This modified technique is safe, straightforward, with a good anatomic view during operation. It could be widely adopted for the treatment of benign adrenal disease, especially pheochromocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-li
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: De-kang
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Tong-ben
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Dian-dong
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011187:Posture; D016896:Treatment Outcome