ArticleJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Increased complication rate in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
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- Does Robotic Adrenalectomy Outperform Laparoscopic Approaches in Obese Patients? A Systematic Review and Subgroup Meta-Analysis of 1,107 Patients.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of adrenalectomy with conservative treatment on mild autonomous cortisol secretion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Obesity and postoperative outcomes of the patients with laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2020Pooled it
- The quality and safety of establishing Ireland's first robotic adrenalectomy program: a single centre experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Outcomes for Patients with Obesity Undergoing Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma: An International Multicenter Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- GBDKVA score: a scoring system for preoperative risk assessment of adrenal tumors ≤6cm.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- The effect of obesity on the outcomes of laparoscopic adrenal surgery in patients with Cushing syndrome.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2024Article
- The impact of body mass index on operative time in transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach for thyroid cancer.Endocrine · 2024Article
- Evolution of Minimally Invasive Adrenal Surgery at a Tertiary Care Centre in Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2023Article
- Peri- and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in nonobese versus obese patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2022Review
- Postoperative outcomes of minimally invasive adrenalectomy: do body mass index and tumor size matter? A single-center experience.BMC surgery · 2022Review
- The ADRENAL score: A comprehensive scoring system for standardized evaluation of adrenal tumor.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Not all laparoscopic adrenalectomies are equal: analysis of postoperative outcomes based on tumor functionality.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- The effect of obesity in laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy.Turkish journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Body mass index and outcomes of patients with laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Risk Factors Associated With Perioperative Complications and Prolonged Length of Stay After Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.JAMA surgery · 2018Article
- Obesity does not affect peri- and postoperative outcomes of transabdominal laparoscopic adrenalectomy.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2018Article
- Obesity-related insulin resistance: implications for the surgical patient.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2015Review
- Outcome of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Obese Patients.Maedica · 2015Article
- Technical description and feasibility of laparoscopic adrenal contouring using fluorescence imaging.Surgical endoscopy · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesLaparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the standard of care for resection of adrenal masses, with extremely low morbidity and mortality. This study investigates the difference in outcomes in patients who underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy, comparing obese with healthy weight patients.
methodsA retrospective chart review was performed on patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy between January 2000 and February 2010. Intraoperative and postoperative complications in the patients were compared. A patient with a body mass index >30kg/m(2) was considered obese.
resultsEighty patients underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy between January 2000 and February 2010. Forty-nine patients (61%) were considered obese based on the body mass index criteria. Operative time, estimated blood loss, and length of stay did not differ significantly between the 2 cohort groups. There was no 30-day mortality in the population. There were 9 complications in the obese population and no complications in the healthy weight population (P<.011). Four obese patients had intraoperative complications, and 5 obese patients had postoperative morbidity.
conclusionsA significant increase occurred in intraoperative and postoperative complications for obese individuals undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy compared with healthy weight individuals. However, high body mass index should not preclude elective laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
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