Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large adrenal masses: Pushing the envelope

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 971-975

  Boylu, Ugur ^a   Oommen, Mathew ^a   Lee, Benjamin R ^a   Thomas, Raju ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIPOMA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYOLIPOMA; OPERATION DURATION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749084368     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0555     Document Type: Article

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