Suprarrenalectomía laparoscópica: la mejor opción de tratamiento quirúrgico

Background: Laparoscopic approach has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of suprarenal gland. Nevertheless there is still controversy for the laparoscopic treatment of adrenal carcinoma. material and methods: From April 2005 to April 2012, 37 laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed. We describe and analyze retrospectively: age, sex, side, indication for surgery, tumor size, length of hospital stay, complications and conversion rate. results: 37 Patients, 19 male and 18 female, aged 51.72 ± 14.42 years, were operated between 2005 and 2012. Twenty-two leftsided lesions (59.45%) and 15 right-sided lesions (40.54%) were performed. The indications for surgery were non-functioning adenoma larger than 4 cm or rapid growth and hormone-secreting tumours. The diagnosis was confirmed in all the cases with computed tomography and or magnetic resonance imaging and also metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy if pheochromocytoma was suspected. In all the cases we realized a complete pre-operative hormonal study. Conclusions: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a safe procedure and gold standard technique for suprarenal surgery. Our experience is very satisfactory, with comparable results with the reference standard open approach.