Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for clinical and subclinical cushing's syndrome

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1391-1397

  Alesina, Pier F ^a   Hommeltenberg, Silvia ^a   Meier, Beate ^a   Petersenn, Stephan ^a   Lahner, Harald ^a   Schmid, Kurt W ^a   Mann, Klaus ^a   Walz, Martin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROPERITONEUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955558389     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0453-0     Document Type: Article

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