title: Robot-assisted adrenalectomy (total, partial, & metastasectomy).
abstract: Robotic-assisted adrenalectomy is an increasingly used intervention for patients with a variety of surgical adrenal lesions, including adenomas, aldosteronomas, pheochromocytomas, and metastases to the adrenal gland. Compared with traditional laparoscopy, robotic adrenalectomy has comparable perioperative outcomes and is associated with improved hospital length of stay and blood loss, though it does come at a cost premium. Emerging literature also supports a role for robotics in partial adrenalectomy and metastasectomy. Ultimately, well-conducted prospective trials are needed to fully define the role of robotics in the surgical management of adrenal disease.
authors.affiliation: Urological Surgery, Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Marburg 134, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: mark.ball@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Marburg 134, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Mohamad E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Allaf
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D059146:Metastasectomy; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures
keywords: Adrenalectomy; Metastasectomy; Partial adrenalectomy; Robotic surgery