Open adrenalectomy surgery: An obsolete technique? About a case of Conn's syndrome

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-52

  Saldutti, Luigi ^a   Romano, Giovanni Gerardo Aniello ^a   Romano, Fabio ^b  

^a G Criscuoli Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conn's syndrome; Laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Laparotomic adrenalectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 53049087322     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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