Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre
Introduction: Laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy was first described by Gagner M et al. Here, we present our experience of more than two decades of laparoscopic adrenalectomy performed in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care centre. Patients and Methods: A prospectively collected databa...
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| author | Virinder Kumar Bansal Krishna Asuri Deepti Singh Keshav Agarwal Raghunandan Dixit Om Prakash Subodh Kumar Rajeshwari Subramaniam Rashmi Ramachandran Nikhil Tandon M. C. Misra |
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Laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy was first described by Gagner M et al. Here, we present our experience of more than two decades of laparoscopic adrenalectomy performed in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care centre.
Patients and Methods:
A prospectively collected database of patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy from December 1994 to May 2020 was analysed retrospectively. The demographic profile, details of clinical workup and laboratory parameters were recorded in a pre-structured pro forma. Functional workup and anatomical imaging were performed for all the patients. Patients were taken up for surgery after adequate pre-operative optimisation using a multidisciplinary approach. All the patients were operated by a single surgical team of experienced laparoscopic surgeons.
Results:
A total of 158 patients underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy. The majority patients were females (64.5%). The median tumour size was 5 cm (range, 1–18 cm). The diagnosis in the majority of the patients was pheochromocytoma (56.3%). The mean operative time was 80 min (range: 45–210 min). The most common complication was bleeding in 6 (3.7%) patients, which required laparotomy. The median duration of post-operative hospital stay was 3 days (range: 1–13). There was no 30-day mortality. The mean follow-up period was 15 months (range: 6–72 months), during which two patients developed local recurrence.
Conclusion:
The advantages of laparoscopic surgery are well established and have been extensively explored for the management of adrenal lesions. A multidisciplinary approach to management, consisting of endocrinologists, surgeons and anaesthesiologists is preferred. Pre-operative evaluation, optimisation and accurate selection of patients are crucial for successful laparoscopic adrenalectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e7970f8860c4e4f9ee767a99e9b034c2025-08-20T02:13:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Minimal Access Surgery0972-99411998-39212025-01-01211465010.4103/jmas.jmas_8_24Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centreVirinder Kumar BansalKrishna AsuriDeepti SinghKeshav AgarwalRaghunandan DixitOm PrakashSubodh KumarRajeshwari SubramaniamRashmi RamachandranNikhil TandonM. C. MisraIntroduction: Laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy was first described by Gagner M et al. Here, we present our experience of more than two decades of laparoscopic adrenalectomy performed in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care centre. Patients and Methods: A prospectively collected database of patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy from December 1994 to May 2020 was analysed retrospectively. The demographic profile, details of clinical workup and laboratory parameters were recorded in a pre-structured pro forma. Functional workup and anatomical imaging were performed for all the patients. Patients were taken up for surgery after adequate pre-operative optimisation using a multidisciplinary approach. All the patients were operated by a single surgical team of experienced laparoscopic surgeons. Results: A total of 158 patients underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy. The majority patients were females (64.5%). The median tumour size was 5 cm (range, 1–18 cm). The diagnosis in the majority of the patients was pheochromocytoma (56.3%). The mean operative time was 80 min (range: 45–210 min). The most common complication was bleeding in 6 (3.7%) patients, which required laparotomy. The median duration of post-operative hospital stay was 3 days (range: 1–13). There was no 30-day mortality. The mean follow-up period was 15 months (range: 6–72 months), during which two patients developed local recurrence. Conclusion: The advantages of laparoscopic surgery are well established and have been extensively explored for the management of adrenal lesions. A multidisciplinary approach to management, consisting of endocrinologists, surgeons and anaesthesiologists is preferred. Pre-operative evaluation, optimisation and accurate selection of patients are crucial for successful laparoscopic adrenalectomy.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmas.jmas_8_24adrenalectomylaparoscopicpheochromocytoma |
| spellingShingle | Virinder Kumar Bansal Krishna Asuri Deepti Singh Keshav Agarwal Raghunandan Dixit Om Prakash Subodh Kumar Rajeshwari Subramaniam Rashmi Ramachandran Nikhil Tandon M. C. Misra Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre Journal of Minimal Access Surgery adrenalectomy laparoscopic pheochromocytoma |
| title | Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre |
| title_full | Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre |
| title_fullStr | Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre |
| title_short | Outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre |
| title_sort | outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy experience of more than two decades at a tertiary care centre |
| topic | adrenalectomy laparoscopic pheochromocytoma |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmas.jmas_8_24 |
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