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Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

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Since its first description in 1992, laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of most adrenal conditions. The benefits of a minimally invasive approach to adrenal resection include decreased length of stay, decreased analgesic use, lesser blood loss and shorter recovery time. In addition, difficulty with open surgical exposure and the small size of the adrenal gland make this organ particularly amenable to a minimally invasive technique. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy can be performed via various approaches, transperitoneally, retroperitoneally or robotic. The superiority of any one approach as compared to the others has not been demonstrated in various systematic reviews. Hence, the choice of approach is very much dependent on the patient’s condition and the surgeon’s experience.

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Hu, J.S., Cheah, W.K. (2018). Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. In: Parameswaran, R., Agarwal, A. (eds) Evidence-Based Endocrine Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1124-5_32

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