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Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is currently recognized as the gold standard for the treatment of adrenal tumors. In order to assess the current status of laparoscopic adrenalectomy, we reviewed the literature focusing on the indications and contraindications, surgical techniques, complications and new methods.
Tsuru Nobuo, Suzuki Kazuo
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Abstract Epilepsy syndromes during the early years of life may be attributed to an acquired insult, such as hypoxic–ischemic injury, infection, status epilepticus, or brain trauma. These conditions are frequently modeled in experimental rodents to delineate mechanisms of epileptogenesis and investigate novel therapeutic strategies.
Anna‐Maria Katsarou+7 more
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Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has already been described by various authors. The present series consists of 25 consecutive, nonselected cases operated on in the Department of Surgery, University of Pisa. All operations were carried out using a minimal access technique, and there were no conversions to open surgery. The mean operative time was 109 min. The
MICCOLI, PAOLO+4 more
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Laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy for bilateral pheochromocytomas in a boy with von Hippel-Lindau disease [PDF]
Objectives: In adults, increasing numbers of adrenalectomies for pheochromocytomas are performed laparoscopically. We report for the first time laparoscopic bilateral subtotal adrenalectomy for pheochromocytomas in an 8-year-old boy with von Hippel ...
Bartsch, Georg+4 more
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A case of acute aortic dissection type b associated with cushing's syndrome [PDF]
We report a case of a 63-year-old man, with a previous history of hypertension and glucose intolerance associated troncular obesity that was emergently admitted to our Institution for evaluation of a severe, constant posterior chest pain which radiated ...
COTESTA, Dario+7 more
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AbstractBackgroundLaparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) has become the procedure of choice for small benign lesions. Compared with open adrenalectomy (OA), it appears to achieve superior results in terms of recovery, cosmesis and morbidity.MethodsA Medline literature search (PubMed database, 1990–2003) was undertaken to identify relevant English language ...
A, Assalia, M, Gagner
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Gel chromatographic characterization of immunoreactive adrenocorticotropin in patients with ACTH hypersecretion [PDF]
We investigated the molecular size of circulating immunoreactive ACTH by gel chromatography in patients with ACTH hypersecretion due to various disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
A Chatelain+19 more
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Alterations in vascular function in primary aldosteronism - a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging study [PDF]
Introduction: Excess aldosterone is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Aldosterone has a permissive effect on vascular fibrosis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) allows study of vascular function by measuring aortic ...
A McCurley+40 more
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Systematic review of perioperative and quality-of-life outcomes following surgical management of localised renal cancer [PDF]
UCAN Cancer Charity (www.ucanhelp.org.uk) and MacMillan Cancer Charity (www.macmillan.org.uk) helped design and conduct the study.Peer ...
Canfield, Steven E.+16 more
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Histochemical Studies on the Nervous and Humoral Regulation of Lipids and Carbohydrate Metabolism [PDF]
The purpose of the present study is to reveal the precise mechanism of nervous and humoral regulations of lipid and carbohydrate metabolisms in the adipose tissues.
Awai, Michiyasu+3 more
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