title: Has laparoscopy impacted the indications for adrenalectomy?
abstract: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has assumed a greater role in the surgical management of tumors of the adrenal gland. Accompanying this evolution from open to minimally invasive surgery is the inevitable question of whether such change has impacted contemporary indications for adrenalectomy. We explore this question through a review of current laparoscopic adrenalectomy series in the context of established indications for surgical extirpation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, c4830B, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. dhall@hmc.psu.edu
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Jay D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome