conclusions acute and chronic administration of ellagic acid had anxiolytic property. also, the most effective dose of ellagic acid was 30 mg/kg. pretreatment with flumazenil reversed the beneficial effect of ellagic acid and diazepam on anxiety. it is likely that the anxiolytic effect of ellagic acid is largely mediated by activation of gabaa receptor. results acute and chronic application of ...

PRINCIPLES The recently introduced robotic surgical systems were developed to overcome the limitations of conventional minimally invasive surgery. We analyse the impact of the da Vinci robotic system on general surgery. METHODS The da Vinci operating robot is a telemanipulation system consisting of a surgical arm cart, a master console and a conventional monitor cart. Since its purchase in Ju...

Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) is a step toward the development of minimally invasive surgery. It is initially difficult for surgeons with limited experience to perform the surgery. We describe two cases of left adrenalectomy with a LESS combined with the addition of an accessory port. After a 2.5-cm skin incision was made at the level of the paraumbilicus to insert the primary 12-...

OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic management of adrenal masses has been well described. Immunologically compromised patients can obtain significant benefit from these minimally invasive procedures. We describe a case of an enlarging smooth muscle tumor of the adrenal gland in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient and review the sparse literature available on this subject. CASE REPORT A 4...

heochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare tumor (incidence <0.2% among people with hypertension) that arises from chromaffin cells of the neural crest and typically originates from the adrenal medulla. Although the presentation of these tumors is highly variable, secretion of catecholamine from the tumors gives rise to the classical triad of symptoms: palpitations, headaches, and sweating lasting from mi...

We report a 32-year-old female case of a right adrenal gland mass detected on CT scan at medical checkup. CT and MRI showed a mass of 5.1 cm made of fat and calcification in the right adrenal gland, leading to the clinical diagnosis of adrenal myelolipoma. Because of its relatively large size and the patient's desire, the patient underwent gasless single-port retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy ...