Findings from Fu-Jen Catholic University, Department of Surgery advance knowledge in adrenalectomy

A new study, 'Laparoscopic simultaneous bilateral partial and total adrenalectomy: a longer follow-up,' is now available. According to a study from Taiwan, "To examine the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic simultaneous bilateral adrenal surgery (LSBAS) and to compare the results between laparoscopic total adrenalectomy (TA) and partial adrenalectomy (PA). Between 1999 and January 2008, 12 patients underwent LBAS in our institution, with TA used in four with Cushing's disease refractory to pituitary surgery or radiation, in one with occult ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Cushing's syndrome, and one with bilateral adrenal macronodular hyperplasia."

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