Retroperitoneal hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery for endoscopic adrenalectomy.
Surg Endosc
; 20(5): 830-3, 2006 May.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16544074
ABSTRACT
Although hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) is very common in various laparoscopic procedures, it is rarely used for retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy because of the small working area. The authors evaluate HALS in endoscopic adrenalectomy with respect to its use as a rescue procedure in complicated cases. In their department, 47 patients underwent endoscopic adrenalectomies between 1998 and 2004. Mainly because of complicated anatomy, three primary aldosteronism cases were converted to retroperitoneal HALS. This involved making an additional 6 cm skin incision, into which the surgeon's left hand was inserted, with the palm used to create a sufficient visual field and working area. The fingers were used for tactile sensation and blunt resection. For these three cases, successful retroperitoneal HALS in endoscopic adrenalectomy resulted in no mortality or morbidity. These findings indicate that this procedure is a feasible technique for complicated benign adrenal tumor cases.
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Assunto principal:
Espaço Retroperitoneal
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Terapia de Salvação
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Laparoscopia
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Adrenalectomia
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Endoscopia
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Hiperaldosteronismo
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Endosc
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão