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Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for a Large Pheochromocytoma in a Morbidly Obese Patient

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The high prevalence of obesity is associated with diverse health problems, including endocrine disorders. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the preferred approach for removal of the adrenal gland, but several authors still debate the role of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in pheochromocytoma. We describe a case of a morbidly obese man (weight, 142 kg; body mass index, 40.2 kg/m2) who underwent elective laparoscopic adrenalectomy for a large right pheochromocytoma without incidences.

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  1. Endocrine Surgery Section, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

    José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa, Josep Roig-García & Jordi Gironès-Vilà

  2. Bariatric Surgery Section, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

    José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa, Josep Roig-García, Jordi Gironès-Vilà & Bartomeu Ruiz-Feliú

  3. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

    José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa, Josep Roig-García, Jordi Gironès-Vilà, Bartomeu Ruiz-Feliú & Antoni Codina-Cazador

  4. Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

    Elisabet Costa-Lima & Mònica Recasens-Sala

  5. Endocrine and Bariatric Surgery Sections, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Avda. França s/n, 17007, Girona, Spain

    José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa

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Rodríguez-Hermosa, J.I., Roig-García, J., Gironès-Vilà, J. et al. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for a Large Pheochromocytoma in a Morbidly Obese Patient. OBES SURG 20, 1195–1197 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9744-z

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