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- Title
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Surgical Technique.
- Authors
Tullavardhana, Thawatchai
- Abstract
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was first described in 1992 by Gagner et al. In present, this minimally invasive procedure are become "gold standard" surgical management of small and medium sized benign adrenal tumor. This review article aims to describe various type of surgical technique to perform laparoscopic adrenalectomy including new minimally invasive technique as single access laparoscopic adrenalectomy, role of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in adrenalectomy to complete gland dissection, method of patients selection (indication, contraindication) and show benefits of laparoscopic adrenalectomy compare with conventional open surgery technique.
- Subjects
ADRENAL surgery; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; ADRENALECTOMY; OPERATIVE surgery; LAPAROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC surgery
- Publication
World Journal of Laparoscopic Surgery, 2010, Vol 3, Issue 2, p91
- ISSN
0974-5092
- Publication type
Article