PMID: 18709816Aug 20, 2008Paper

Transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy: results after 70 procedures

Archivos españoles de urología
Miguel Hevía SuárezRamón Abascal García

Abstract

To present our surgical experience in laparoscopic adrenalectomy after 70 procedures, comparing our results with the published series and analyzing the learning curve. Between June 1997 and December 2007 we performed 87 adrenalectomies (70 transperitoneal laparoscopy, 1 retroperitoneoscopy and 16 open surgery); 60% were female. Mean age was 54 years 15-80); 35 were left adrenalectomies, 33 right and one bilateral. Mean mass size was 3,7 cm (1-10). All patients were assessed regarding the following variables: preoperative diagnosis, histopathology, operative time, blood loss, complications, conversion to open surgery and hospital stay. We compared the results of the first 40 surgical procedures (Group 1) and the last 30 (Group 2). We also compared our re-sults with published series. Mean time follow-up was 12 months (2-60). The most frequent preoperative diagnoses were: active suprarenal mass (50%), incidentaloma (20%), pheochromocytoma (20%). Histopathology confirmed 60% adenomas, 14% pheochromocytomas and 11% cortical nodular hyperplasia. Mean operative time was 161 minutes (60-300). Average blood loss (hematocrit) was 5.2 (1-10). Conversion and complication rate were 8.5 and 7%, respectively. Mean hospital stay was 4 days (2-...Continue Reading

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Feb 23, 2010·Endocrinología y nutrición : órgano de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición·César P Ramírez-PlazaJulio Santoyo-Santoyo

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