Clinical endocrinology
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Clinical endocrinology · Sep 2006
Comparative StudyIntraoperative haemodynamic stability in patients with phaeochromocytoma--minimally invasive vs conventional open surgery.
There is conflicting evidence, whether or not minimally invasive adrenalectomy (MA) is associated with an increased perioperative cardiovascular instability in phaeochromocytomas compared to conventional open adrenalectomy (CA). ⋯ There is no significant difference in haemodynamic stability between MA and CA in phaeochromocytomas, but it is significantly inferior when compared to MA for cortical adenomas. We could not detect a beneficial effect of high-dose compared to low-dose POB pretreatment on intraoperative cardiovascular stability.