Agha, Ayman and Iesalnieks, Igors and Hornung, Matthias and Phillip, Wiggermann and Schreyer, Andreas and Jung, Michael and Schlitt, Hans J. (2014) Laparoscopic trans- and retroperitoneal adrenal surgery for large tumors. JOURNAL OF MINIMAL ACCESS SURGERY, 10 (2). pp. 57-61. ISSN 0972-9941, 1998-3921
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Background: 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. Materials and Methods: Data of consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy between 1/1994 and 7/2012 were collected and analysed retrospectively. Intra- and postoperative morbidity in patients with tumors %6 cm (group 1, n = 227) were compared to patients with tumors > 6 cm, (group 2, n = 52). Results: Incidence of adrenocortical carcinoma was significantly higher in group 2 patients (6.3% vs. 0.4%, P = 0.039) whereas the incidence of aldosterone-producing adenoma was lower (2% vs. 25%, P = 0.001). Mean duration of surgery was longer (105 min vs. 88 min, P = 0.03) and the estimated blood loss was higher (470 mL vs. 150 mL) in group 2 patients. Intraoperative bleeding rate (5.7% vs. 0.8%, P = 0.041), and the conversion rate were significantly higher (5.7% vs. 1.3%, P = 0.011) in group 2. Also, postoperative complication rate was significantly higher in group 2 (11.5% vs. 3.0%, P = 0.022). However, only two major complications occurred, one in each group. Conclusion: Minimally invasive adrenal surgery can be performed by an experienced surgeon even in patients with large tumors (> 6 cm) with an increased but still acceptable intra- and postoperative morbidity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; CORTICAL CARCINOMA; CAUTIONARY NOTE; RESECTION; CONVERSION; Adrenocortical carcinoma; laparoscopic adrenalectomy; postoperative complications |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2019 12:49 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2019 12:49 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/10372 |
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