Laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy

Almost more than a decade ago laparoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy was introduced as an alternative to lateral approach. Today both of the techniques have become standard in removal of adrenal tumors and many surgeons showed favorable results in malignant tumors. This review outlines the techn...

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Published in:Journal of surgical oncology 2012-10, Vol.106 (5), p.619-621
Main Authors: Taskin, Halit Eren, Siperstein, Allan, Mercan, Selcuk, Berber, Eren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adrenal
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Adrenalectomy
endocrine
Humans
Laparoscopy
Retroperitoneal Space - surgery
retroperitoneoscopic
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Summary:Almost more than a decade ago laparoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy was introduced as an alternative to lateral approach. Today both of the techniques have become standard in removal of adrenal tumors and many surgeons showed favorable results in malignant tumors. This review outlines the technical details of the procedure and provides a summary of the literature. J. Surg. Oncol. 2012; 106:619–621. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0022-4790
1096-9098
DOI:10.1002/jso.23219