Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
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laparoscopic surgeryAbstract
The paper presents the case of a fema/e patient
who carried an aldosterone-secreting tumor of adren
al cortex. In the ana/ysis of diagnosis and parac/
inical examinations there is particular reference
to the /aparoscopic surgery mode of treatment.
Diagnosis should be estab/ished on the basis of
clinica/ and laboratory tests (hypopotassemia and
hypera/dosteronism).
Tumor topography was confirmed through CT sean,
MRI and Scintiscan in left adrenal cortex. Resection
was consequently made through /aparoscopic
surgery. The patient's evo/ution was excel/ent from
the surgica/ viewpoint, with / /e veis of b/ood pressure,
potassium and a/dosterone returned to normal.
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