Retroperitoneal minimally invasive endoscopic adrenalectomy in children

Conventional adrenalectomy for tumor excision is one of the challenging tasks in adults as well as children with mounted postoperative complications. Advancing laparoscopic techniques with the new era of diagnostic image developments aids this kind of procedure performed mainly in adults with only few reports in children. Here we present a review of this considerably new approach in children, adrenalectomy achieved through endoscopic retroperitoneal minimally invasive technique, discussing the indications, the advantages and disadvantages, and a comparison between this approach and other endoscopic techniques performed for this type of surgery.