Original Article Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: A single center experience Suresh Kumar, Moley K Bera, Mukesh K Vijay, Arindam Dutt, Punit Tiwari, Anup K Kundu Department of Urology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (SSKM), Kolkata - 700 020, India Address for correspondence: Dr. Suresh Kumar, 601 Doctors PG Hostel, 242 AJC Bose Road, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata - 700 020, West Bengal, India. E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract performed via the transperitoneal or retroperitoneal route- the former via the lateral or anterior approach and the latter AIMS: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic via the posterior approach. Robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy in benign adrenal disorders. METHODS adrenalectomy may also be performed if facilities are AND MATERIAL: Since July 2007, twenty patients available. Each technique has its own advantages and have undergone laparoscopic adrenalectomy for various benign adrenal disorders at our institution. Every patient disadvantages. It is now an established fact that different underwent contrast enhanced CT-abdomen. Serum advantages of the laparoscopic approach include less corticosteroid levels were conducted in all, and urinary morbidity, better cosmesis, reduction in wound infection, metanephrines, normetanephrines and VMA levels minimal need for analgesia, decreased hospital stay and early were performed in suspected pheochromocytoma. All return to work.[2-4] We report our experience of laparoscopic the patients underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy via adrenalectomy using the transperitoneal approach in 20 the transperitoneal approach. : The patients RESULTS patients with different adrenal pathology. This prospective were in the age range of 18-57 years, eleven males study was conducted in our Urology Department to evaluate and nine females, seven right, eleven left, two bilateral.