Objective: Bi lateral adrenalectomy or unilateral adrenalectomy and contralateral partial adrenalectomy are indicated for the treatment of ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia. Independent of the surgical procedure, the prognosis is poor. This paper discusses a new treatment method and its efficacy for treating nodular adrenal hyperplasia. Methods: We performed a retrospective revi...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic approach has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of suprarenal gland. Nevertheless there is still controversy about the laparoscopic treatment of adrenal carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS From April 2005 to April 2012, 37 laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed. We describe and analyze retrospectively: age, sex, side, indication for surgery, tumor siz...

INTRODUCTION Earlier reports of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for adrenal myelolipoma are limited. PRESENTATION OF CASE Between June 2000 and September 2012, we performed right adrenal resections using LA and open adrenalectomy (OA) in patients with myelolipoma (n = 3 and n = 3, respectively). Then, we evaluated patients' background characteristics and short- and long-term outcomes for both...

AIM Ganglioneuroma (GN) is the most uncommon and the most benign tumor among neuroblastic neoplasms, and in 29.7% of cases it finds in an adrenal gland. Usually asymptomatic, this tumor is detected incidentally in the majority of cases. It is generally challenging to obtain a precise diagnosis of adrenal ganglioneuroma (AGN) before surgery. Misdiagnosis rate of AGN on CT and MRI is 64.7% and cl...

OBJECTIVE We report our experience in laparoscopic adrenalectomy, after adopting the laparoscopic technique for 10 years as a primary option for suprarenal surgery. METHODS We included 200 laparoscopic adrenal surgeries performed consecutively in 183 patients with surgical adrenal pathology between November 1994 and November 2005. Sixty-seven (36.6%) patients were male and 116 (63.4%) were fe...

conclusion with thorough technical knowledge and an adequate learning curve, pra could serve as the surgeon’s preferred surgical approach to the adrenal gland within the confines of its selection criteria. background since the early 1990s, endoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard surgical approach for the adrenal gland. also, lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy (lta) which is the...

We report the case of a 48-year old man with uncontrolled hypertension and persistent hypokalaemia from an aldosterone producing adrenal adenoma treated by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Clinicians' identification of primary hyperaldosteronism is critical as the correct treatment results in improved blood pressure control and reduced risk of complications.

We report a case of a giant adrenal pseudocyst, found incidentally in a 45 year old female. Her CT scan showed a 7.5cm x 7.3cm suprarenal mass and she underwent a laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy. We report this case and review the literature regarding the diagnosis and management of adrenal pseudocysts.

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia is a benign and rare intravascular process thought to arise from an organizing thrombus. Involvement of the adrenal gland is extremely rare, with only one case reported in the literature. We report a case of this vascular lesion in the adrenal gland, treated with laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) had become the preferred operation for management of adrenal neoplasm. We conducted this cohort study to evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic and open adrenalectomy (OA). METHODS A total of 67 patients with complete medical records were included in this study. Thirty patients underwent OA and the other 37 patients received LA. The intraoperative and ...