Clinical outcome after laparoscopic adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism: The role of pathology
Christophe Trésallet, Harika Salepçioglu, Gaëlle Godiris-Petit, Catherine Hoang, Xavier Girerd, Fabrice Menegaux
20100601
2010 Jul 1
Surgery
Clinical outcome after laparoscopic adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism: The role of pathology
Surgery. 2010 Jul;148(1):129-134, Christophe Trésallet, Harika Salepçioglu, Gaëlle Godiris-Petit, Catherine Hoang, Xavier Girerd, Fabrice Menegaux
BackgroundPrimary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) is potentially curable by laparoscopic unilateral adrenalectomy (LUA). Pre-operative assessment rarely differentiates adrenal adenoma from hyperplasia. This study aimed to evaluate the results of LUA for PHA according to pathologic findings when an adrenal mass was identified unequivocally on a CT scan.MethodsA retrospective analysis of LUA for PHA from July 1997 to May 2008 was performed. The minimal follow-up was 6 months. We considered hypertension to...
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