ea0021p223 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | SFEBES2009
Ezzat Tarek
, Skipworth James
, Raptis Dimitris
, Conway Gerard
, Baldweg Stefie
, Bomanji Jamshed
, Bouloux Pierre
, Rolles Keith
, Khoo Bernard
, Hyatt Penny
, Rossi Michaela
, Barnard Maria
, Anthony Karen
, Stojanovic Nemanja
, Cohen Mark
, Katz Jonathan
, Baynes Christopher
, Russel Sabina
, Ahlquist James
, Kurzawinski Tom
Background: Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for phaeochromocytomas. Introduction of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) led to a reduction in the number of open adrenalectomies (OA); however, there is limited information comparing the two techniques.Objectives: We report here a comparison of LA and OA operations for phaeochromocytoma performed over 20 years.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients unde...