Adrenalectomy is known to accelerate both neurogenesis and cell death of granule cells located in the suprapyramidal blade of the rat dentate gyrus. Three days after adrenalectomy, some granule cells have already died by apoptosis while newly formed cells are not yet incorporated in the cell layer, resulting in a temporary loss of granule cells. Concomitantly, the field response to stimulation ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopy has acquired an unquestionable position in surgical practice as a diagnostic and operative tool. Recently, the laparoscopic approach has become a valuable option for adrenalectomy. This paper reports, in detail, our experience of laparoscopic adrenalectomy performed for adrenal tumors. METHODS We performed 12 laparoscopic adrenalectomies from October 29, ...

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...

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)...

Renal-cell carcinoma (RCC) with synchronous metastasis to contralateral ureter is extremely rare with only four cases reported in the literature. We report a case of synchronous metastatic RCC to the contralateral ureter with effective robot-assisted retroperitoneoscopic nephron-sparing surgery that leads to favorable oncologic and functional outcome.

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of different technique modifications in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analyses. DATA SOURCES Searches of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Central from January 1st 1997 until April 1st 2014. STUDY DESIGN All cohort studies and randomized clinical trials comparing fully laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with modificat...