Surgical Approaches to the Adrenal Gland

Amin Madani; James A Lee

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2019.04.013

Surgical Approaches to the Adrenal Gland

Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Aug;99(4):773-791. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.04.013. Epub 2019 May 27.

Authors

Amin Madani¹, James A Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
² Endocrine Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: jal74@cumc.columbia.edu.

PMID: 31255206
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.04.013

Abstract

Adrenalectomy can be performed open, endoscopically or robotically, utilizing a transabdominal or retroperitoneal approach. This chapter describes the relevant anatomy, various approaches and surgical techniques, pre-operative work-up and optimization, and post-operative management of patients undergoing an adrenalectomy.

Keywords: Adrenal gland; Adrenalectomy; Laparoscopic; Minimally invasive surgery; Retroperitoneoscopic; Retroperitoneum.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
Adrenal Glands / surgery*
Adrenalectomy / methods*
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Retroperitoneal Space
Robotics / methods*