A Case of Retroperitoneal Abscess Caused by Fungus after Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Retroperitoneal Approach

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard for removal of benign adrenal masses. Despite initial concerns about safety, a long learning curve, and unfamiliarity of anatomy from the posterior approach, the posterior retroperitoneoscopic approach is now the preferred technique at many institutions, and offers several advantages over the transperitoneal approach, including direct acce...

Homemade Single-port Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy.

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...

A Case of Retroperitoneal Abscess

Retroperitoneal abscess due to dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Complications of dropped gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy are infrequent but retroperitoneal abscess is extremely rare. We present a new case, discuss causes, diagnostic methods, preventive measures and therapeutical options.

Retroperitoneal abscess complicated by acupuncture: case report.

With acupuncture treatment becoming an increasingly popular analgesic, there have been increasing reports on its associated complications. Although pneumothorax is the most frequently reported injury caused by acupuncture needles, infectious complications may not be uncommon. Most infectious complications show less serious clinical manifestations than pneumothorax, but retroperitoneal or intraa...