Outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for phaeochromocytoma

  1. Goswin Y. Meyer-Rochow1,2,*,
  2. Patsy S. H. Soon1,2,4,
  3. Leigh W. Delbridge2,
  4. Mark S. Sywak2,
  5. Chris P. Bambach2,
  6. Roderick J. Clifton-Bligh1,3,
  7. Bruce G. Robinson1,3,
  8. Stan B. Sidhu1,2

Article first published online: 15 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04891.x

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ANZ Journal of Surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volume 79, Issue 5, pages 367–370, May 2009

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Meyer-Rochow, G. Y., Soon, P. S. H., Delbridge, L. W., Sywak, M. S., Bambach, C. P., Clifton-Bligh, R. J., Robinson, B. G. and Sidhu, S. B. (2009), Outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for phaeochromocytoma. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79: 367–370. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04891.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Cancer Genetics, Hormones and Cancer Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, and

  2. 2

    Endocrine Surgical Unit, and

  3. 3

    Department of Endocrinology, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney and

  4. 4

    Department of Surgery, Bankstown Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

*Dr Goswin (Win) Y. Meyer-Rochow, Cancer Genetics, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. Email: meyer-rochow@bigpond.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 15 JUN 2009
  3. Accepted for publication 5 October 2008.

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Keywords:

  • adrenal;
  • laparoscopic;
  • outcomes;
  • phaeochromocytoma

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is now accepted as the procedure of choice for the resection of benign adrenocortical tumours, but few studies have assessed whether the outcomes of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal phaeochromocytoma are similar to that of other adrenal tumour types. This is a retrospective cohort study. Clinical and operative data were obtained from an adrenal tumour database and hospital records. A total of 191 patients had laparoscopic adrenalectomy, of which 36 were for phaeochromocytoma, over a 12-year period. Length of hospital stay (4.8 vs 3.6 days, P= 0.03) and total operating times (183 vs 157 min, P= 0.01) were greater in the laparoscopic phaeochromocytoma resection group. Despite the greater size of the phaeochromocytomas compared to the remaining adrenal tumour types (44 mm vs 30 mm, P < 0.01), however, rate of conversion and morbidity were no different. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma is a safe procedure with similar outcomes to laparoscopic adrenalectomy for other adrenal tumour types.

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