Purpose: To compare outcomes of robotic adrenalectomy with conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 63 patients who underwent robotic or laparoscopic adrenalectomy between March 2005 and April 2016, with all operations performed using a transperitoneal approach. Outcomes were compared in the 29 patients who underwent robotic adrenalectomy...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic adrenalectomy by 3 or 4 trocars is a well-established procedure. This report describes the initial experience with single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) using the transperitoneal approach for left adrenalectomy. METHODS Between April 2010 and January 2013, all consecutive patients with adrenal masses who agreed to undergo SILS adrenalectomy were included in a pro...

PURPOSE The use of laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery has been increasing. The LESS procedure has been done for various urological diseases and studies have shown that it results in less pain, shorter hospi­tal stays and excellent cosmetic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We describe our initial experience with LESS adrenalectomy without the use of the transumbilical approach. The par...

Today, endoscopic adrenalectomy has become a gold standard in endocrine surgery. To minimize the morbidity and improve cosmesis, single access retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (SARA) has been developed as an alternative to traditional multiport laparoscopy and single port access (SPA) surgery, potentially exploiting even more the already proven benefits of minimally invasive surgery. We appli...

To determine whether increased vasopressinergic activity during chronic stress or adrenalectomy mediates trophic changes in the corticotroph, we examined the effect of peripheral V1 receptor blockade in rats, using the antagonist, dGly[Phaa1,D-tyr(et), Lys, Arg]vasopressin (VP), on the number of pituitary cells taking up bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and cells containing immunoreactive ACTH (irACTH)...

Background: Robotic adrenalectomy offers several clinical benefits if compared with laparoscopic adrenalectomy; however, its superiority is still under debate. The aim of this study was the investigation differences between two techniques, and a comparison when approaching right or left side adrenal lesions further conducted. Materials Methods: All patients undergoing robotic unilateral at our ...