title: Robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy: preliminary UK results.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the results of our first two cases of laparoscopic adrenalectomy using the da Vinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Amongst 75 robot-assisted procedures performed at our institution, two patients underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The set-up time, procedure time, hospital stay, complications and outcomes were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both operations were completed successfully using the robot; the mean (range) set-up time was 31 (25-37) min and mean procedure time 118.5 (107-130) min. One patient had a postoperative pulmonary embolus and was discharged 5 days after surgery; the second patient was discharged after 3 days. There were no intraoperative complications; both patients were well at the 1-year follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy is technically feasible and can be conducted efficiently and safely with the da Vinci surgical system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, London, UK. s.undre@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Undre
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Munz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moorthy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rockall
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darzi
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome