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Results of laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with pheochromocytomas
| Authors | Patients | Mean operative time (min) | estimated blood loss (mL) | Conversion (%) | Morbidity (%) | Mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gagner (1996) [1] | 23 | 230 | – | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Walz (2002) [28] | 52 | 116 | 100 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jaroszewski (2003) [29] | 47 | 140 | 80 | 11 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Kim (2004) [30] | 26 | 191 | 276 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Kercher (2005) [31] | 80 | 169 | 97 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Naya (2005) [32] | 23 | 193 | 130 | 4.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Toniato (2007) [22] | 40 | 78 | 100 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Meyer-Rochow (2009) [33] | 36 | 183 | – | 2.7 | 13.9 | 0 |
| Castilho (2009) [34] | 24 | 126 | – | 0 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Nau (2010) [35] | 33 | 142 | – | 12.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Shen (2012) [36] | 102 | 186 | – | 3 | 13.7 | 0 |
| Conzo (2013) [27] | 60 | 165 | 130 | 5 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Present case series | 19 | 114 | 153 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Clinical characteristics of the patients and pheochromocytomas
| Patients | 19 |
| Female | 12 |
| Male | 7 |
| Mean age (range) years | |
| Side | 37.8 (11-62) |
| Right | 10 |
| Left | 10 |
| Mean tumor size (range) cm | 5.19 (1.9–10) |
| ≤6 cm | 15 |
| >6 cm | 5 |
| Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal Scaled Score (cases) | |
| <4 | 14 |
| ≥4 | 6 |
| Mean blood loss (range) mL | 153 (20–300) |
| Mean operative time (range) min | 114 (60–225) |