Trans- and retroperitoneal endoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience in 26 consecutive adrenalectomies

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-32

  Giger, U ^a   Vonlanthen, R ^b   Michel, J M ^a   Krahenbuhl L ^a  

^a Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Adrenalectomy; Laparoscopy; Retroperitoneoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPERATION DURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE;

EID: 1842830093     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075823     Document Type: Article

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