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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2011

Surgical outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for patients with Cushing's and subclinical Cushing's syndrome: a single center experience.

Minoru Miyazato, Shigeto Ishidoya, Fumitoshi Satoh, Ryo Morimoto, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Shigeyuki Yamada, Akihiro Ito, Haruo Nakagawa, Sadayoshi Ito, Yoichi Arai

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Article in International urology and nephrology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Minoru MiyazatoDepartment of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574 Japan. Mminoru@uro.med.tohoku.ac.jp
Shigeto Ishidoya
Fumitoshi Satoh
Ryo Morimoto
Yasuhiro Kaiho
Shigeyuki Yamada
Akihiro Ito
Haruo Nakagawa
Sadayoshi Ito
Yoichi Arai
Tohoku University · JP

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Abstract

objectiveWe retrospectively examined the outcome of patients who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy for Cushing's/subclinical Cushing's syndrome in our single institute. PATIENTS AND

methodsBetween 1994 and 2008, a total of 114 patients (29 males and 85 females, median age 54 years) with adrenal Cushing's/subclinical Cushing's syndrome were studied. We compared the outcome of patients who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy between intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches. Surgical complications were graded according to the Clavien grading system. We also examined the long-term results of subclinical Cushing's syndrome after laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

resultsLaparoscopic surgical outcome did not differ significantly between patients with Cushing's syndrome and those with subclinical Cushing's syndrome. Patients who underwent laparoscopic intraperitoneal adrenalectomy had longer operative time than those who received retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (188.2 min vs. 160.9 min). However, operative blood loss and surgical complications were similar between both approaches. There were no complications of Clavien grade III or higher in either intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal approach. We confirmed the improvement of hypertension and glucose tolerance in patients with subclinical Cushing's syndrome after laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

conclusionsLaparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal Cushing's/subclinical Cushing's syndrome is safe and feasible in either intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal approach. The use of the Clavien grading system for reporting complications in the laparoscopic adrenalectomy is encouraged for a valuable quality assessment.

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AdrenalectomyAdultAgedAsymptomatic DiseasesBlood Loss, SurgicalCushing SyndromeDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansHypertensionLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTime Factors

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