Open AccessLaparoscopic trans- and retroperitoneal adrenal surgery for large tumors
Author(s) -
Ayman Agha,
Igors Iesalnieks,
Matthias Hornung,
P Wiggermann,
A. G. Schreyer,
Michael Jung,
Hans J. Schlitt
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.129943
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenocortical carcinoma , surgery , incidence (geometry) , adrenalectomy , adenoma , complication , laparoscopy , blood loss , capsule , physics , botany , optics , biology
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for tumors larger than 6 cm is currently a matter of controversial discussion because of difficult mobilization from surrounding organs and a possible risk of capsule rupture.