title: Robotic techniques for adrenal surgery.
abstract: Robotic surgery is becoming a popular abdominothoracic surgical procedure. Since the introduction of robotic adrenalectomy less than a decade ago, this technique has gained increased acceptance and has generated great interest among laparoendoscopic surgeons. This article describes the detailed techniques used for robotic adrenalectomy using different approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, C.P.O. Box 8044, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea. oralvanco@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Sang-Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, C.P.O. Box 8044, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Woong Youn
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chung
keywords: Adrenalectomy; Posterior retroperitoneal approach; Robotics; Transperitoneal