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Because of the excessive production of catecholamines, surgery for pheochromocytoma
carries a certain risk that can be reduced by accurate preoperative evaluation and by …

Although laparoscopic adrenalectomy is well established for the treatment of adrenal
pheochromocytomas, there is scant literature on a laparoscopic approach to extra-adrenal …

Until now, the need for wide exposure and nonmanipulative dissection of
pheochromocytoma has dictated the use of a large intraperitoneal transabdominal …

This is, to our knowledge, the first case description of an extraadrenal pheochromocytoma
located in the periadrenal fat. Pheochromocytoma is a tumor that originates in the chromaffin …

The following case report presents the diagnostic procedures, laparoscopic therapy, and
postoperative course of a 48-year-old patient with pheochromocytoma. During the previous …

Purpose: Laparoscopic management of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma presents a
unique surgical challenge due to variable anatomical presentation and potential …

Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of hypertension. Usually the tumour arises in the
adrenal and the only cure is surgical extirpation. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold …

Laparoscopic removal of adrenal masses has been successfully accomplished by many
authors, but some doubts still remain about the surgical treatment of pheochromocytomas by …

Purpose: Pheochromocytomas are relatively uncommon tumors whose operative resection
has clear medical and technical challenges. While the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic …