Minimally invasive adrenal surgery: An update

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Nehs, Matthew A ^a   Ruan, Daniel T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; laparoscopic; minimally invasive; pheochromocytoma; robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; CORTICAL SPARING ADRENALECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSABDOMINAL ADRENALECTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTPATIENT; RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY; ROBOTIC ADRENALECTOMY; SINGLE INCISION MINIMALLY INVASIVE ADRENALECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955595073     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: 17522978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e32834693bf     Document Type: Article

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