Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate the results of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in our institutions.Methods: Prospectively collected data from 2000 to 2007.Results: During the 8-year study period, 160 laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed in 150 patients. Mean age was 49.8 years (female: 60.7%). Twenty-seven patients (18%) had previous open abdominal operations. There were 10 bilateral (6.6%) for Cushing’s disease, 64 right (42.7%) and...

Insulinomas, although rare, cause significant morbidity. They are frequently small at diagnosis. Whilst this means they are frequently curable by surgery, it makes localisation of the tumour difficult. However the importance of accurate pre-operative localisation is essential especially since laparoscopic surgery has been developed, which allows a minimally invasive approach to be used, but makes it vital that multiple tumours are identified pre-operatively.<p class="abste...