Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: balancing the operative indications with the technical advances.
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy contributed significantly to reduction of morbidity and improvement of postoperative patient recovery time. The adoption of this technique had substantial impact on the management of adrenal incidentalomas. Although laparoscopic adrenalectomy should be in general avoided for known primary adrenal cancers, it is appropriate for metastasectomy of isolated adrenal metastatic disease.
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. peterjmazzaglia@hotmail.com
Peter J
PJ
Mazzaglia
Michael P
MP
Vezeridis
D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery