title: Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a morbidly obese.
abstract: Laparoscopy has become a standard approach for adrenal surgery. Additionally, retroperitoneoscopic techniques have also shown to be effective for adrenal removal. It is known that laparoscopic techniques in the morbidly obese may be challenging; therefore, alternative approaches such as the retroperitoneoscopic may prove to be of value in the morbidly obese.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Service, VA North Texas Healthcare System, 4500 South Lancaster Road (Ste-112), Dallas, TX 75216, USA. esteban.varela@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: J Esteban
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Varela
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery