Raffaele Pugliese, Marco Boniardi, Fabio Sansonna, Dario Maggioni, Stefano De Carli, Andrea Costanzi, Ildo Scandroglio, Giovanni Carlo Ferrari, Stefano Di Lernia, Carmelo Magistro, Paola Loli, Erika Grossrubatscher
The aim of this study was to analyze feasibility and outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA). Pathology, size and bilateral site of lesions were considered. Between December 1998 and May 2007 in our institution a total of 68 patients of mean age of 53 years underwent unilateral (n=57) or bilateral (n=11) LA. Adrenal masses averaged 5.4cm in size (range 1.2-13cm) and 56.7g in weight (range 10-265) including 71 benign and 8 malignant lesions. A total of 79 adrenal glands were resected, 44 right sided and 35 left sided...
July 2008: Surgical Oncology