Nearly 600 cases of laparoscopic adrenalectomy have been described in the world
literature, documenting the safety and effectiveness of the procedure. Comparative studies …

Two by-products of the revolution in diagnostic imaging techniques over the last 3 decades
are unintended discoveries and uncertainty for the patient and clinician. In the 1920s, Dr …

Objective The authors evaluate the effectiveness of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for a variety
of endocrine disorders. Summary Background Data Since the first laparoscopic …

BACKGROUND: The posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy is less popular than the
laparoscopic transabdominal method. Due to the direct approach to the adrenal glands …

Background. Adrenalectomy performed by a posterior or transabdominal approach causes
substantial postoperative pain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate laparoscopy as a …

For centuries physicians have been attempting to investigate human body cavities and their
contents to advance their knowledge of disease. Our ability to examine progressively less …

Objective: To test if posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) is superior to lateral
transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LTLA). Background: Most popular LTLA has …

Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery became a major part of general surgery with the
introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the late 1980s. This was the culmination of …

Background Adrenalectomy is routinely performed via the minimally invasive approach.
Safety of adrenalectomy using the robot-assisted technique has been widely demonstrated …

Adrenalectomy is usually performed via transabdominal or posterior approaches.
Unfortunately, both approaches are associated with painful postoperative syndromes …