Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Laproscopic adrenalectomy (LA) was first described in the literature in 1992 and has become the preferred method for the removal of functioning and non-functioning tumours. More than 75% of Las are performed for endocrine causes of hypertension such as Conn’s or Cushing’s syndrome and pheochromocytoma. The majority of centers (80%) perform laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomy. The first LA in our institution was performed in 1998 and the procedure ...