Results of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Suspected and Unsuspected Malignant Adrenal Neoplasms

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LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY has emerged as the treatment of choice for benign functioning and nonfunctioning surgical adrenal disorders.1-3 Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is effective and safe.3 When compared with open adrenalectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy is associated with a shorter length of hospitalization, lower analgesic requirement, decreased convalescence, less operative blood loss, rapid dietary intake, superior cosmesis, and lower postoperative complication rates.4-8 Because of the improved patient outcome and increased experience with laparoscopic adrenalectomy, some centers have extended their indication for laparoscopic adrenalectomy to include large primary adrenal tumors with malignant potential and adrenal metastasis.9,10

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