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Robotic adrenalectomy

Gland Surgery, 2019
With the recent advances in equipment and surgical techniques, robot-assisted surgery has become accepted and efficient in the surgical field. It is an emerging technology that can safely be applied for a broad spectrum of surgical procedures. As a result of increased ergonomics, three-dimensional view of the operative area and improved moving capacity
Ozdemir, Murat, Erol, Varlik, MAKAY, ÖZER   +2 more
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Hypercortisolism: Causes, Consequences and Clinical Significance – A Review of Pathophysiology

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercortisolism or Cushing syndrome is a heterogeneous clinical spectrum caused by chronic glucocorticoid excess, ranging from exogenous Cushing syndrome to rare endogenous aetiologies and the increasingly recognised entity of mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS). Physiological cortisol production is tightly regulated by the hypothalamic–
Mohamed Eldib, Francisco Emilio Fierro, Maria Ortega Abad, Ricardo Correa   +3 more
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Laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Gland Surgery, 2019
In the last three decades, endoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of most adrenal diseases. Gagner et al., first reported in 1992, the lateral trans-abdominal laparoscopic approach to adrenalectomy. Afterwards, several retrospective and comparative studies addressed the advantages of minimally invasive ...
Raffaelli M., De Crea C., Bellantone R.
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How Common Is Hypercortisolism in Patients With Hypertension? Risk Factors, Epidemiology, and Making a Diagnosis

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endogenous hypercortisolism (EHC) is an underrecognised and clinically significant contributor to hypertension, particularly resistant hypertension. Once viewed as a rare entity, EHC is now understood as a spectrum of cortisol excess associated with adverse cardiometabolic outcomes and target‐organ damage.
Omar Al Dhaybi, Deepak L. Bhatt
wiley   +1 more source

Advances and Challenges in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Retroperitoneal Infantile Fibrosarcoma in Early Life

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Retroperitoneal Infantile Fibrosarcoma (RIFS) is a rare, locally aggressive pediatric soft tissue tumor. Its retroperitoneal location poses challenges due to proximity and potential invasion of critical structures such as the inferior vena cava (IVC).
Gaia Brunetti, Angelo Zarfati, Giorgio Persano, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Ida Russo, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Alessandro Crocoli, Chiara Grimaldi   +8 more
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Open adrenalectomy

Gland Surgery, 2019
In an era when minimally invasive adrenalectomy is the gold standard treatment for majority of patients presenting with adrenal tumours, open adrenalectomy has become an operation that should be centralised in regional referral centers. Its main indication is represented by patients with large (>8 cm) phaeochromocytomas and patients with cortical ...
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Improving primary aldosteronism diagnosis and treatment: outcomes from an endocrine hypertension service

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To evaluate the sustained impact of the Endocrine Hypertension Service on primary aldosteronism (PA) diagnosis and management over a subsequent 3‐year period. Background PA is a prevalent yet underdiagnosed cause of secondary hypertension, associated with increased cardiovascular, renal and metabolic risk. Limited awareness, resources and
Minn W. Chow, Chrislyn Ng, Jimmy Shen, Peter J. Fuller, Jun Yang, Renata Libianto   +5 more
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Changes in kidney function after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism

Fujita Medical Journal
Objectives: A decrease in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is occasionally observed in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) after adrenalectomy.
Yumi Tomiie, Yatsuka Hibi, Rie Nobe, Keito Yokoi, Yusuke Koshima, Kimio Ogawa, Tsuneo Imai, Zenichi Morise   +7 more
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Temporary caval occlusion technique during right divisional hepatectomy for massive hepatocellular carcinoma with caudal vena cava compression/involvement in dogs

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To describe the perioperative and long‐term outcomes of dogs with massive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the right hepatic division causing compression or involvement of the caudal vena cava (CVC) treated with right divisional hepatectomy using temporary caval occlusion (TCO). Study design Retrospective case series.
Kumiko Ishigaki, Kazushi Asano, Kei Tamura, Tatsuya Heishima, Takeshi Hayakawa, Teppei Fujimoto, Kenji Teshima   +6 more
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Comparative outcomes of lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy versus posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in consecutive patients: A single surgeon's experience

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2016
Background: Among several minimally invasive adrenalectomy techniques, lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy (LTA) is the procedure of choice for benign adrenal tumors; however, posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) is an alternative that is
Young Jun Chai, Jung-Woo Woo, Hyungju Kwon, June Young Choi, Su-jin Kim, Kyu Eun Lee   +5 more
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