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Laparoscopic retroperitoneal left adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome
D E Whittle1, D Schroeder, S H Purchas
1Department of Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Abstract:
A technique for the extraperitoneal removal of the adrenal gland using laparoscopic instrumentation and insufflation is described. A case of Cushing's syndrome in a 42 year old female is presented with successful removal of her adrenal tumour using the laparoscopic method. This is the first report of laparoscopic adrenalectomy employing the extraperitoneal approach.