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ArticleBMC surgery2020

Comparison of robot-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large pheochromocytoma: a single-centre retrospective study.

Sheng-Qiang Fu, Chang-Shui Zhuang, Xiao-Rong Yang, Wen-Jie Xie, Bin-Bin Gong, Yi-Fu Liu, Ji Liu, Ting Sun, Ming Ma

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Article in BMC surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sheng-Qiang FuDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Chang-Shui ZhuangUnion Shenzhen Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518052, China.
Xiao-Rong YangDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Wen-Jie XieDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Bin-Bin GongDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Yi-Fu LiuDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Ji LiuDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Ting SunDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China.
Ming MaDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, Jiangxi Province, China. mm15070835359@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-3267
Nanchang University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (RARLA) for large pheochromocytomas (PHEOs; size≥6 cm) compared with retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (RLA).

methodsFifty-one patients who underwent adrenalectomy for large PHEOs between March 2016 and January 2019 were enrolled and divided into two groups, including 32 RLA cases and 19 RARLA cases. We compared the perioperative efficacy and long-term follow-up results between the two groups.

resultsPreoperative data, including demographics, comorbidities and tumour characteristics, were similar between the groups. Intraoperatively, the RARLA group had a lower incidence of haemodynamic instability (26.3% vs. 56.2%, P = 0.038) and less intraoperative blood loss (100 ml vs. Two hundred milliliter, P = 0.042) than the RLA group. The groups showed no significant differences in operative time or transfusion rates. Postoperatively, the time to diet resumption, time to ambulation, time to drainage removal and postoperative hospital stay were shorter in the RARLA group than in the RLA group (1 d vs. 2 d, P = 0.027; 1 d vs. 2 d, P = 0.034; 3 d vs. 5 d, P = 0.002; 5 d vs. 6 d, P = 0.02, respectively). The groups exhibited no significant differences in the duration of anaesthetic use, complications, or long-term follow-up results for the blood pressure (BP) improvement rate.

conclusionsCompared with RLA, RARLA is a safe, feasible and even optimized procedure for large PHEOs.

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AdrenalectomyAdrenal Gland NeoplasmsLaparoscopyPheochromocytomaRobotic Surgical ProceduresAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesLaparoscopic adrenalectomyPheochromocytomaRobotic surgery

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PMCPMC7539373
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