title: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a child.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor of the adrenal medulla. It has wide and subtle range of clinical manifestations including sustained hypertension in about 1% of pediatric patients. Although laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold standard treatment method in adult patients, few reports have described this technique in children. We report a child with unilateral pheochromocytoma who presented with poor weight gain, polyuria and polydipsia. Diagnosis was based upon clinical and laboratory evaluation. She was treated successfully by laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fahimeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soheilipour
authors.forename: Abdolreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pazouki
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghorbanpour
authors.forename: Zeinab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tamannaie
keywords:  Laparoscopy;  Pheochromocytoma; Adrenalectomy