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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
The relatively new operation of laparoscopic adrenalectomy has now become the procedure of choice for the management of most benign adrenal tumours. We have reviewed the data relating to the first 25 patients on whom we performed laparoscopic adrenalectomy and have made comparison with a group of 25 diagnosis-matched individuals on whom we had previously carried out open adrenalectomy. The patients who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy had a significantly shorter hospital stay and experienced significantly less postoperative morbidity than those who had an open operation, but the operation time was significantly longer for the laparoscopic group of patients. There is now good potential and sound evidence base for extending the indications for laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0041-6193
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy versus open adrenalectomy: results from a retrospective comparative study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Endocrine Surgery, RoyalVictoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study