TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Preoperative data, surgical technique and clinical outcomes
AU - Romano, Giorgio
AU - Galia, Massimo
AU - Citarrella, Roberto
AU - Di Buono, Giuseppe
AU - Gulotta, Eliana
AU - Lo Monte, Attilio Ignazio
AU - Palumbo, Vincenzo Davide
AU - Agrusa, Antonino
AU - Geraci, Girolamo
AU - Buscemi, Salvatore
AU - Albano, Domenico
AU - Agrusa, Antonino
AU - Gulotta, Eliana
AU - Di Buono, Giuseppe
AU - Sorce, Vincenzo
AU - Fazzotta, Salvatore
AU - Geraci, Girolamo
AU - Gulotta, Leonardo
AU - Lo Monte, Attilio Ignazio
AU - Palumbo, Vincenzo Davide
AU - Buscemi, Salvatore
AU - Romano, Giorgio
AU - Sorce, Vincenzo
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Background: laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the standard treatment for adrenal lesions. The better clinical outcoms of laparoscopic technique are valid for treatment of small benign masses (< 5-6 cm), instead there are still open questions in literature regarding the correct management of larger lesions (> 6 cm) or in case of potentially malignant adrenal tumors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a referral surgical department for endocrine surgery. Methods: at the University Hospital Policlinico "P. Giaccone" of Palermo between January 2010 and December 2017 we performed a total of 81 laparoscopic adrenalectomy. We created a retrospective database with analysis of patients data, morphologic and hormonal characteristics of adrenal lesions, surgical procedures and postoperative results with histological diagnosis and complications. Results: Mean size of adrenal neoplasm was 7,5 cm (range 1.5 to 18 cm). The mean operative time was 145 min (range 75-240). In statistical analysis lenght of surgery was correlated to the lesion diameter (p < 0.05) but not with pre-operative features or histological results. 5 intraoperative complications occurred. Among these patients 4 presented bleeding and 1 a diaphagmatic lesion. No conversion to open surgery was necessary and no intraoperative blood transfusion were required. Mean estimated blood loss was 95 ml (range 50-350). There was no capsular disruption during adrenal dissection. Mean length of hospital stay was 3.7 days (range 3-6 days). Conclusions: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a safe procedure with low rate of morbidity. An accurate preoperative radiological examination is fundamental to obtain a stringent patients selection. The lesion diameter is related to longer operative time and appeares as the main predictive parameter of intraoperative complications but these results are not statistically significant. On the other side secreting adrenal tumors require more attention in operative management without increased rate of postoperative complications.
AB - Background: laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the standard treatment for adrenal lesions. The better clinical outcoms of laparoscopic technique are valid for treatment of small benign masses (< 5-6 cm), instead there are still open questions in literature regarding the correct management of larger lesions (> 6 cm) or in case of potentially malignant adrenal tumors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a referral surgical department for endocrine surgery. Methods: at the University Hospital Policlinico "P. Giaccone" of Palermo between January 2010 and December 2017 we performed a total of 81 laparoscopic adrenalectomy. We created a retrospective database with analysis of patients data, morphologic and hormonal characteristics of adrenal lesions, surgical procedures and postoperative results with histological diagnosis and complications. Results: Mean size of adrenal neoplasm was 7,5 cm (range 1.5 to 18 cm). The mean operative time was 145 min (range 75-240). In statistical analysis lenght of surgery was correlated to the lesion diameter (p < 0.05) but not with pre-operative features or histological results. 5 intraoperative complications occurred. Among these patients 4 presented bleeding and 1 a diaphagmatic lesion. No conversion to open surgery was necessary and no intraoperative blood transfusion were required. Mean estimated blood loss was 95 ml (range 50-350). There was no capsular disruption during adrenal dissection. Mean length of hospital stay was 3.7 days (range 3-6 days). Conclusions: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a safe procedure with low rate of morbidity. An accurate preoperative radiological examination is fundamental to obtain a stringent patients selection. The lesion diameter is related to longer operative time and appeares as the main predictive parameter of intraoperative complications but these results are not statistically significant. On the other side secreting adrenal tumors require more attention in operative management without increased rate of postoperative complications.
KW - Adrenal Incidentaloma
KW - Adrenalectomy
KW - Cushing syndrome
KW - Endocrine surgery
KW - Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
KW - Laparoscopic surgery
KW - Surgery
KW - Adrenal Incidentaloma
KW - Adrenalectomy
KW - Cushing syndrome
KW - Endocrine surgery
KW - Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
KW - Laparoscopic surgery
KW - Surgery
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/354488
UR - http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsurg
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - BMC Surgery
JF - BMC Surgery
SN - 1471-2482
ER -