Open AccessAdrenal incidentaloma: Anesthetic management, the challenge and the outcome
Author(s) -
Reema M Al-Hadhrami,
Nehal Gahndour,
Sherine Qudeera,
Maher Moazin,
Razan Nafakh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.94787
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , adrenalectomy , incidentaloma , laparoscopy , general surgery , anesthetic , surgery , adrenal insufficiency , radiology
Adrenal incidentalomas is a term increasingly used now and applied to any adrenal mass that is found incidentally on an imaging of a patient with complaints not related to adrenal pathology. This case report presents a patient with incidental adrenal mass that was evaluated according to proposed recommendations and planned for robotic-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. There is increasing number of literatures on the advantages of robotic surgery for adrenal resection; however, there is controversy regarding the hemodynamic stability of patients during these procedures especially with patient suspected to have pheochromocytoma. We included literature reviews on the role of robotics and use of laparoscopy for adrenalectomy and the anesthetic considerations in these procedures aiming to raise awareness and draw attention to this increasingly emerging disease entity.