[The first experiment in endoscopic surgery of the adrenal gland]

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) using transperitoneal lateral access was conducted in 56 patients from June 1994 to September 1996 yr. Unilateral adrenal gland tumor up to 8 cm in diameter was diagnosed in all the patients. All the patients are alive. LA is the method of choice in the patients with syndromes of Conn, Cushing, pheochromocytoma up to 8 cm in diameter. The LA conduction is not indicated if malignant or large (more than 8 cm in diameter) tumor was revealed.