title: Is tumour size a contraindication to laparoscopic adrenalectomy? Case report.
abstract: The authors present a case report of a patient with a large, hormonally silent tumour of the right adrenal gland. Due to the patient's numerous strains, the necessity of two gynaecological operations, and treatment of broken bones, adrenalectomy was contraindicated for 2 years. After that time, the size of the tumour reached 18 cm × 12 cm. The patient was selected for laparoscopic adrenalectomy, which was successful. The size of the tumour and performed abdominal surgery did not constitute substantial obstacles, and the less invasive procedure was additionally justified by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging results, which demonstrated a benign lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Warsaw Medical University, Poland.
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiszer
authors.forename: Sadegh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toutounchi
authors.forename: Ryszard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pogorzelski
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krajewska
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sutkowski
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gierej
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skórski