[The right laparoscopic adrenalectomy of an incidentaloma]

Ann Ital Chir. 1998 Jul-Aug;69(4):521-3; discussion 524.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The authors report a case of incidental lesion of right adrenal gland in a 56-years-old patient, followed for a liver disfunction. The lesion, with cystic and hemorrhagic histological characters, was treated with laparoscopic resection. The following case report covers the diagnostic procedures, laparoscopic technique, showing the advantages, and postoperative course in surrenal lesion without local infiltration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / surgery*
  • Adrenalectomy / methods*
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Care