Extraperitoneal 'laparoscopic' adrenalectomy
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M Kelly1, J Jorgensen, C Magarey
1Endocrine Surgical Unit, St George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
The technique of extraperitoneal 'laparoscopic' adrenalectomy is described in two cases, a left sided 1 cm Conn's tumour and a right sided 3.5 cm incidental non-functioning tumour. The extraperitoneal approach has the advantage of direct access to the adrenal gland without the need to mobilize abdominal organs, while maintaining all the advantages of minimal access surgery.