Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for functioning adrenal tumors: Clinical experiences with 38 cases and comparison with open adrenalectomy

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2000, Pages 178s-182s

  Ichikawa, T ^a   Mikami, K ^a   Komiya, A ^a   Suzuki, H ^a   Shimizu, A ^a   Akakura, K ^a   Igarashi, T ^a   Ito, H ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumors; Adrenalectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033916513     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(00)80039-6     Document Type: Article

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