Nathan G Richards, MD, Frederick J Brody, MD, MBA George Washington University Medical Center BACKGROUND:Symptomatic splenic cysts, particularly those refractory to drainage, have traditionally been surgically managed via splenectomy. CASE DESCRIPTION:An otherwise healthy 31yo woman presented with a known history of benign splenic cyst of unknown etiology since 2007. In the 4 years since diagnosis, […]
Nathan G Richards, MD, Frederick J Brody, MD, MBA George Washington University Medical Center INTRODUCTION:Bilateral pheochromocytoma is typically treated with surgical resection, most often by bilateral total adrenalectomy. This mandates that patients will be on chronic medication to replace adrenal function. Recently, partial adrenalectomy has been described. CASE DESCRIPTION:An otherwise healthy 40 year old woman […]
A Y Zemlyak, MD, V B Tsirline, MD, S El Djouzi, MD, A L Walters, MS, A E Lincourt, PhD, MBA, R F Sing, DO, B T Heniford, MD Carolinas Medical Center IntroductionDue to the impact of LeapFrog and other outcomes measurement organizations and studies, a strong push toward regionalization for many solid organ operations […]
Nicholas Gaudet, MD, Usmaan Hameed, MD, Allan Okrainec, MD, Todd Penner, MD, David R Urbach, MD University of Toronto, University Health Network Background: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism due to unilateral hypersecretion has become the gold standard of surgical management. Current recommendations advocate confirmatory testing after initial diagnosis, followed by subtype classification and localization of […]
Judy Chen, MD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Background: The role of adrenal resection in management of metastatic adrenal tumors is not well established. Furthermore, whether such resections should be done laparoscopically or through open surgery is unknown. We aimed to evaluate outcomes of patients who underwent adrenal metastectomy, comparing outcomes between laparoscopic […]