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Bilateral Pheochromocytomas

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Initially, laparoscopic adrenalectomy was applied to very small benign lesions such as aldosteronomas. With increasing experience, larger benign adenomas were tackled (see also Chapters 35 and 36). Because of uncertainties about the effects of pneumoperitoneum on catechol excretion, pheochromocytomas were among the last adrenal tumors to be resected laparoscopically. Questions remain about the best approach when bilateral pheochromocytomas must be removed. This chapter addresses those issues.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Howard A. Aubert

  2. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Matthew D. Shane (House Staff)

  3. Emory Endosurgery Unit, Atlanta, GA, USA

    S. Scott Davis Jr. (Clinical Assistant Professor)

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner (Professor)

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Aubert, H.A., Shane, M.D., Davis, S.S., Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (2008). Bilateral Pheochromocytomas. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76671-3_37

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