• J. Am. Coll. Surg. · Jun 2021

    Contemporary Experience of Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy in the US.

    • Alexander Chiu, Susana Vargas-Pinto, Sara Abou-Azar, Richard Maduka, Jianling Man, Nicholas Peters, Tobias Carling, and Courtney Gibson.
    • Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Electronic address: alex.chiu@yale.edu.
    • J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2021 Jun 1; 232 (6): 815-821.

    BackgroundAs the incidence of adrenalectomy increases steadily, so does the use of minimally invasive approaches like posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA). To date, the largest studies of PRA have been from abroad, and we sought to provide a contemporary US update on the outcomes after PRA.MethodsA retrospective chart review was conducted on all PRAs performed at a single tertiary care institution between 2013 and 2020. Patient demographic characteristics, indication for operation, operative details, and postoperative course were abstracted. Outcomes of interest included 30-day mortality, conversion to open or transabdominal approach, postoperative complication, and 30-day readmission.ResultsA total of 249 PRAs were performed between 2013 and 2020. The population was 54.2% women and mean (SD) age was 54.1 (14.1) years. Most lesions (60.6%) were left-sided, and the most common diagnosis was nonfunctioning adenoma (39.4%), followed by pheochromocytoma (21.3%) and aldosteronoma (16.6%). Mean (SD) tumor size was 3.2 cm (range 0.5 to 9.4 cm). Median operative length was 110 minutes (range 30 to 319 minutes). Overall, the complication rate was 6.4%. Nine patients (3.6%) had a minor postoperative complication (Clavien-Dindo I to III) and 5 patients (2.0%) had a major postoperative complication (Clavien-Dindo IV to V), including 1 mortality (0.4%). There were 2 conversions of approach (0.8%). The majority of patients (58.2%) were discharged on postoperative day 1, and 92.0% were discharged by postoperative day 3. The 30-day readmission rate was 1.6%.ConclusionsCurrent practice demonstrates that PRA is an extremely safe approach, with a complication rate < 7% and mortality rate < 1%. In addition, the vast majority of patients are able to return home in an expedient manner.Copyright © 2021 American College of Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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