Tailored Approach in Adrenal Surgery: Retroperitoneoscopic Partial Adrenalectomy

Abstract

The interest on partial adrenalectomy has steadily increased over the past twenty years. Adrenal pathologies are mostly benign, making an organ-preserving procedure attractive for many patients. The introduction of minimally invasive techniques played probably an important role in this process because they transformed a complex surgical procedure, related to the difficult access to the retroperitoneal space, into a simple operation improving the accessibility to this organ. In this review we summarize the role of partial retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy over the years and the current indications and technique.

Keywords: adrenal surgery; adrenalectomy; conn; cushing adenoma; minimally invasive; partial adrenalectomy; pheochromocytoma.