Adrenalectomy: indications and options for treatment
- 18 April 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Updates in Surgery
- Vol. 69 (2), 119-125
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-017-0441-0
Abstract
The history of adrenal surgery is longstanding. Firstly described in 1889 by Thornton, the open adrenalectomy has been for decades the only surgical approach to adrenal diseases. Nowadays, instead, several approaches to adrenal glands have been described in the literature, such as laparoscopic adrenalectomy, robotic-assisted procedure and single-incision technique. Actually, laparoscopic adrenalectomy is considered as the gold standard treatment for adrenal lesions. In fact, all functional tumors, including pheochromocytoma, are candidates for a laparoscopic approach in the absence of other contraindications. In the adrenal gland surgery, it is important to consider that a multidisciplinary approach which comprises surgeons, anesthesiologists, endocrinologists, and oncologists plays an important role in the management of patients and that the success of the procedure is related also to surgeon experience and hospital volume. This review aims to discuss the indications for adrenalectomy and to describe the different techniques options for the adrenal gland surgery.Keywords
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