BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The classic belief is that right-sided laparoscopic adrenalectomy is technically more difficult to perform than left-sided. The purpose of this study was to determine whether objective outcomes are different for the right- versus left- sided operation. METHODS A retrospective review of 163 laparoscopic adrenalectomies was performed to compare outcomes. Variables extr...

Correspondence To the Editor: Laparoendoscopic single‑site surgery (LESS) has been widely used for various urologic diseases in order to improve safety, outcomes, and cosmesis, and to further reduce invasiveness. [1] Here, we reported our initial experience with laparoendoscopic single‑site retroperitoneal partial adrenalectomy using a homemade single‑port device in a municipal hospital. Totall...

BACKGROUND Esophageal carcinomas are highly malignant tumors with a high frequency of lymph node and distant organ metastasis. Treatment for recurrent tumors is generally decided on an individual basis. Although multidisciplinary treatments involving chemotherapy, surgical resection, and radiation are performed, the prognosis remains poor. Here, we report a case of prolonged recurrence-free sur...

Pheochromocytoma in elderly people is a very rare disease and surgical removal the only cure. Here we present an 81-year-old gentleman with multiple co morbidities left adrenal incidentaloma. He was diagnosed to have pheochromocytoma biochemical evaluation. underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy after prolonged preparation alpha beta blockers. This second oldest patient histo-pathological diagnos...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic resection for malignant adrenal tumors is controversial, because they are rare and limited data exist in the literature. HYPOTHESIS Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for malignant adrenal tumors is safe and effective. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-three patients who had a laparoscopic approach for suspected and unsuspected malignant adrenal tumors were studied retrospectively...

Introduction: The introduction of laparoscopic surgery into clinical practice has dramatically changed the field of surgery. Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery have less post-operative pain, less impairment of vital functions, a shorter hospital stay, earlier resumption of oral intake and normal activities and, a better cosmesis. The last two decades (1992-2011) have seen a tremendous adv...

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OBJECTIVES To compare early morbidity of obese and nonobese patients with minimally invasive adrenalectomies. METHOD Retrospective study of a prospectively maintained database, between June 2003 - December 2012, in a universitary affiliated tertiary hospital. Selection criteria: Minimally invasive adrenalectomy. Obese patients were defined as BMI over 30 kg/m2. RESULTS From 205 patient with...

OBJECTIVE We conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine whether laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is a safe and effective therapy for the management of pheochromocytoma, as compared with open adrenalectomy (OA). METHODS We collected pertinent data on 47 pheochromocytoma resections from 44 patient charts. Perioperative outcomes of 30 LAs were compared with 14 OAs. RESULTS Median (and ...