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Brunt, L.M. (2004). Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy. In: MacFadyen, B.V., et al. Laparoscopic Surgery of the Abdomen. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21780-0_26

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