Multicentric experience of the Belgian Group for Endoscopic Surgery (BGES) with endoscopic adrenalectomy
(1997) Surgical Endoscopy : surgical and interventional techniques — Vol. 11, n° 11, p. 1065-1067 (1997)
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- BACKGROUND: Adrenalectomy is not a frequent operation. Therefore the newly developed laparoscopic approach is sporadically performed by surgeons dealing with endocrine disorders. METHODS: Some 54 videoendoscopic adrenalectomies performed on 52 patients by five surgical teams between October 1993 and December 1996 were prospectively evaluated. RESULTS: Indications for endoscopic adrenalectomy were pheochromocytoma (n = 17), primary hyperaldosteronism (n = 15), Cushing's adenoma or disease (n = 7), nonsecreting adenoma (n = 7), single metastasis from adenocarcinoma (n = 2), adenoma with dehydroepiandrostenedione (DHEAS) hypersecretion (n = 3), and ACTH-secreting metastases from a thymoma (n = 1). Of the 54 adrenalectomies performed, 31 were of the left gland, 19 of the right and two bilateral. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was successful in 50 patients (96%). Median tumor size was 4 cm (range 1.5-12), median operation duration was 80 min (range 59-360), and median postoperative stay was 4 days (range 2-13). One patient required blood transfusion. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic adrenalectomy can safely be performed-even sporadically-by surgeons well versed in adrenalectomy techniques for endocrine disorders and trained in endoscopic surgery.
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De Canniere, L., Michel, L., Hamoir, E., Hubens, G., Meurisse, M., Squifflet, J.-P., Urbain, P., & Vereecken, L. (1997). Multicentric experience of the Belgian Group for Endoscopic Surgery (BGES) with endoscopic adrenalectomy. Surgical Endoscopy : surgical and interventional techniques, 11(11), 1065-1067. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900530 (Original work published 1997)