Background: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the standard procedure for the removal of adrenal masses. Transperitoneal laparoscopic resection of adrenal tumor is the preferred surgical technique. In the present case report authors described a case with a 20 cm right pheochromocytoma successfully treated by using transperitoneal laparoscopic approach. Methods: A 26-year old man had a 20 cm retroper...

A. Alpha adrenergic blockers (alfuzosin, doxazosin, silodosin, tamsulosin, and terazosin) B. Hormonal manipulation (including finasteride, dutasteride, and dutasteride plus tamsulosin) C. Interstitial laser coagulation of the prostate (ILCP) D. Laser prostatectomy E. Laser based procedures including contact laser ablation of the prostate (CLAP), holmium laser procedures of the prostate (HoLAP, ...

A. Alpha adrenergic blockers (alfuzosin, doxazosin, silodosin, tamsulosin, and terazosin) B. Hormonal manipulation (including finasteride, dutasteride, and dutasteride plus tamsulosin) C. Interstitial laser coagulation of the prostate (ILCP) D. Laser prostatectomy E. Laser based procedures including contact laser ablation of the prostate (CLAP), holmium laser procedures of the prostate (HoLAP, ...

INTRODUCTION This article reviews the rationale and data supporting alpha blocker therapy for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), the most common and difficult prostatitis syndrome. METHODS Systematic review identified ten clinical trials evaluating alpha blocker therapy for patients with CP/CPPS, including five open-label or small prospective studies and five double-b...

Alpha-blockers have been evaluated for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for 30 years, from early trials with the nonselective alpha-inhibitor phenoxybenzamine to short-acting (prazosin) then long-acting (terazosin, doxazosin, tamsulosin, alfuzosin) selective alpha(1)-antagonists. All of the alpha-blockers evaluated have demonstrated comparable effectiveness, and the evolution...

A 15-year-old adolescent with unilateral multiple adrenal pheochromocytoma had an episode of subcortical intracerebral hemorrhage and seizure 6 weeks before the surgery. He was pretreated with terazosin, losartan, atenolol and levetiracetam for 2 weeks. Dexmedetomidine was started in the preoperative waiting area, and a combination of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil was continuously infused fo...