Laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy.
Almost more than a decade ago laparoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy was introduced as an alternative to lateral approach. Today both of the techniques have become standard in removal of adrenal tumors and many surgeons showed favorable results in malignant tumors. This review outlines the technical details of the procedure and provides a summary of the literature.
Division of Endocrine Surgery, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Halit Eren
HE
Taskin
Allan
A
Siperstein
Selcuk
S
Mercan
Eren
E
Berber
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery*