Laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy with the use of a single midline hand-assist port.
Indications for bilateral adrenalectomy are rarely present in patients with Cushing's syndrome. The laparoscopic approach to adrenalectomy provides a postoperative course that compares favorably with that of open adrenalectomy, and the hand-assisted technique may provide an additional alternative to the open approach in performing bilateral adrenalectomy.
Perrotti
Michael
M
Division of Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Ankem
Murali
M
Peterson
Steven
S
Geis
W Peter
WP
D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*