Should We Hesitate to Perform Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromacytomas Larger Than 5 cm in Diameter with No Pre-Operative Suspicious Criteria for Malignancy?

ÇİÇEK, MEHMET; GÜNSEREN, KADİR; Ozmerdiven, Cagdas; VURUŞKAN, HAKAN; YAVAŞCAOĞLU, İSMET

doi:10.14744/semb.2021.81598

Should We Hesitate to Perform Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromacytomas Larger Than 5 cm in Diameter with No Pre-Operative Suspicious Criteria for Malignancy?

ÇİÇEK M. Ç., GÜNSEREN K. Ö., Ozmerdiven C. G., VURUŞKAN H., YAVAŞCAOĞLU İ.

MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL, vol.56, no.2, pp.244-249, 2022 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 56 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2022
Doi Number: 10.14744/semb.2021.81598
Journal Name: MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.244-249
Keywords: Adrenal mass, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, pheochromacytoma, RETROPERITONEAL APPROACH, ANTERIOR ADRENALECTOMY, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, TRANSPERITONEAL, RESECTION, OUTCOMES, SURGERY
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for pheochromacy- toma (PHE) >= 5cm versus <5 cm in diameter.