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[Current aspects in surgical treatment of benign adrenal cystic lesions]
Purpose:
To determine the safety and efficacy of retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy for benign cystic adrenal lesions.
Patients And Methods:
4 patients underwent retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy of benign cystic adrenal lesions at our center between March-September 2006.
Results:
Retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy was successfully performed in all patents, no conversion was needed. The mean operative time was 60 minutes (range 45-90 min) and no complications were observed. The average hospital stay was 2 days. Neither clinical, no US-scan recurrence was observed on the first month postoperativelly.
Conclusions:
Retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy is a safe and efficacious procedure that offers a favorable minimally invasive alternative for the treatment of benign cystic adrenal lesions.
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