Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma in a morbidly obese patient: a case report.
A 38-year-old morbidly obese lady (BMI-46 kg/m(2)) was diagnosed with a right adrenal phaeochromocytoma. She successfully underwent retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy using a 3-port technique incurring a blood loss of 110 ml. Postoperatively her recovery was rapid and uneventful with stabilisation of blood pressure and relief of symptoms, thereby emphasising the safety and efficacy of retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in morbidly obese patients.
Dogra
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Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi, India. dograpn@hotmail.com
Gautam
Gagan
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Ansari
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed