title: Robot assisted laparoscopic excision of a paraganglioma: new therapeutic approach.
abstract: The Paraganglioma is the most common extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma arising from neural crest (1) (It will better to write: The paraganglioma is an extra-adrenal pheocromocytoma arising from the neural crest. 10% of pheocromocytomas are extra-adrenal and can arise form chromaffin tissue derived from primitive neuroectoderm). Minimally invasive techniques allow surgeons to perform the procedure without wide exposure and mobilization of intra abdominal organs. To our knowledge we present the third case of robotic excision of a retroperitoneal paraganglioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of surgical specialties and Public Health, Urological Andrological Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques, University of Perugia, Perugia-Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cochetti
authors.affiliation: Department of surgical specialties and Public Health, Urological Andrological Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques, University of Perugia, Perugia-Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barillaro
authors.affiliation: Department of surgical specialties and Public Health, Urological Andrological Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques, University of Perugia, Perugia-Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.affiliation: Department of surgical specialties and Public Health, Urological Andrological Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques, University of Perugia, Perugia-Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Zingaro
authors.affiliation: Department of surgical specialties and Public Health, Urological Andrological Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques, University of Perugia, Perugia-Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: Mearini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ettore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D061646:Operative Time; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000601:surgery*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome