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)...

  Abdominal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. Less than 1% of lymphangiomas is in the retroperitoneum. Lymphangioma is mostly asymptomatic. Chronic symptoms were reported in retroperitoneal type more than others. Acute symptoms due to complications like infection, cyst rupture or hemorrhage may occur. We report an 18-years-old girl with low back pain from 6 months ago with huge pel...

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 ...