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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
Outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for phaeochromocytoma
Goswin Y Meyer-Rochow1, Patsy S H Soon, Leigh W Delbridge
1Cancer Genetics, Hormones and Cancer Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. meyer-rochow@bigpond.com
Abstract:
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is now accepted as the procedure of choice for the resection of benign adrenocortical tumours, but few studies have assessed whether the outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal phaeochromocytoma are similar to that of other adrenal tumour types. This is a retrospective cohort study. Clinical and operative data were obtained from an adrenal tumour database and hospital records. A total of 191 patients had laparoscopic adrenalectomy, of which 36 were for phaeochromocytoma, over a 12-year period. Length of hospital stay (4.8 vs 3.6 days, P= 0.03) and total operating times (183 vs 157 min, P= 0.01) were greater in the laparoscopic phaeochromocytoma resection group. Despite the greater size of the phaeochromocytomas compared to the remaining adrenal tumour types (44 mm vs 30 mm, P < 0.01), however, rate of conversion and morbidity were no different. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma is a safe procedure with similar outcomes to laparoscopic adrenalectomy for other adrenal tumour types.
