Abstract
The optimal operative approach in a patient with bilateral pheochromocytoma is controversial. Subtotal minimal invasive cortical sparing adrenalectomy is gaining interest in many centers. We describe a novel technique for single stage approach for cortical sparing adrenalectomy for bilateral pheochromocytoma using head docking in order to offer good exposure of bilateral upper peritoneum without requiring patient or robot repositioning.
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The authors, Fouad AOUN, Alexandre PELTIER and Roland van VELTHOVEN declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Informed consent was obtained from our patient for being included in the study.
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Aoun, F., Peltier, A. & van Velthoven, R. Head docking for single stage robotic cortical sparing adrenalectomy for bilateral pheochromocytoma. J Robotic Surg 9, 79–83 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-014-0487-7
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