Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Adrenalectomy: Feasibility,Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness

Methods:We performed a matched-cohort study comparing 16 single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomies with 16 patients from a pool of 148 laparoscopic adrenalectomies, matched for age, gender, operative side, pathology, and body mass index. All were operated on by 1 surgeon.Results:The pathology included aldosteronoma in 44% of patients, adrenocorticotropic hormone–dependent Cushing syndrome (bilateral adrenalectomy) in 19%, pheochromocytoma in 13%, and other pathology in 24%. The operative time was 183 ± 33 minutes for single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy and 173 ± 40 minutes for laparoscopic adrenalectomy (P = .58). The total time in the operating room was 246 ± 33 minutes for single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy and 240 ± 39 minutes for laparoscopic adrenalectomy (P = .57). There was 1 conversion to open adrenalectomy (6%) in each group, both because of bleeding on the right side during bilateral adrenalectomy. Two right-sided single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy patients required conversion to laparoscopic adrenalectomy, one because of poor visualization. There were no deaths. Complications occurred in 2 patients in each group (intensive care unit admission, prolonged ileus). Both groups had similar pain scores (mean of 3.7 on a scale from 1 to 10) on postoperative day 1, and patients in the single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy group used less narcotic pain medication in the first 24 hours after surgery (43 mg vs 84 mg in laparoscopic adrenalectomy group, P < .001). The differences between the single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy group and laparoscopic adrenalectomy group in length of stay (2.3 ± 0.5 days vs 3.1 ± 0.9 days, P = .23), percentage of patients discharged on postoperative day 1 (56% vs 31%, P = .10), and hospital cost (16% lower in single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy group, P = .17) did not reach statistical significance.Conclusion:Single-port robotic adrenalectomy is feasible; patients require less narcotic pain medication whereas costs appear equivalent compared with laparoscopic adrenalectomy.     

腹腔镜下切除无症状、生化正常的肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤12例报告

目的:探讨无症状、生化检查正常的肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤的诊治原则。方法:回顾分析12例无症状、生化检查正常的肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤患者的临床资料,术前口服酚苄明1～2周,充分扩容,行腹腔镜肾上腺肿瘤切除术,其中经腰2例,经腹10例。结果:12例患者术中挤压肿瘤时血压均波动明显,手术一期完成,未发生大出血、心脑血管意外等严重并发症,无一例中转开放手术。术后病理均诊断为肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤。随访6～36个月,血压正常,无复发。结论:无症状、生化检查正常的肾上腺肿瘤临床多见,术前按嗜铬细胞瘤进行准备,充分扩容后行腹腔镜手术是安全、有效的。     

雄性大鼠肾上腺大部切除后骨质疏松生物力学研究

目的 研究雄性大鼠骨质疏松的骨生物力学特性.方法 基于切除肾上腺雄性大鼠骨质疏松模型,研究其股骨生物力学指标.结果 骨质疏松大鼠弯曲弹性模量、弯曲刚性系数及最大弯曲应力降低,弯曲韧性系数雄性大鼠升高.结论 骨质疏松雄性大鼠骨质综合生物力学水平降低,骨质抗应力性能降低,骨质韧性损失慢于或小于抗应力性能.     

双平面改良暴露法在后腹腔镜技术治疗肾上腺疾病的临床应用

目的 探讨双平面改良暴露法在后腹腔镜技术治疗肾上腺疾病的临床应用价值.方法 回顾性分析2007年12月至2010年12月期间采用双平面改良暴露法进行经后腹腔镜技术治疗肾上腺疾病的23例患者临床资料.结果 23例中19例手术成功采取双平面改良暴露法,4例需中转为传统暴露方法;手术时间35～80 min,术中出血量20~100 ml,术中、术后均未发生严重的并发症.结论 采取仅在上半肾腹侧的肾周脂肪囊与肾固有筋膜间、肾周脂肪囊与Gerota筋膜间此双平面分离的改良暴露方法亦可快速安全暴露肾上腺.     

Combined robotic lobectomy and adrenalectomy for lung cancer and solitary adrenal metastasis

Background and Objectives:

Surgical resection of isolated adrenal metastasis in primary lung cancer is associated with improved survival. We report a combined robotic lobectomy and adrenalectomy for resection of a primary lung cancer and metastasis to the adrenal gland.

Methods:

A 69-year-old male with a significant smoking history and shortness of breath was found to have a 3-cm left upper lobe mass with an enlarged left adrenal gland measuring 1.5cm. The adrenal gland was biopsied confirming metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma, likely lung cancer. Computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and mediastinoscopy revealed no evidence of disease outside the adrenal gland.

Results:

Following induction chemotherapy, the patient underwent combination robotic lobectomy, lymphadenectomy, and adrenalectomy while in the same lateral decubitus position. Thoracic and urologic oncology teams performed their respective portions of the operation. Overall operative time was 4 hours, and length of hospital stay was 3 days. Estimated blood loss was 150mL with no narcotic requirements beyond the first postoperative day. Final pathology revealed large cell carcinoma of the lung with metastasis to the adrenal. All surgical margins were negative.

Conclusions:

Combination robotic lobectomy and adrenalectomy is feasible and can be associated with a short convalescence, minimal pain, and an oncologically sound approach.     

Primary aldosteronism and pregnancy

Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Less than 50 cases of pregnancy in women with primary aldosteronism have been reported, suggesting the disorder is significantly underdiagnosed in confinement. Accurate diagnosis is complicated by physiological changes in the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone axis in pregnancy, leading to a risk of false negative results on screening tests. The course of primary aldosteronism during pregnancy is highly variable, although overall it is associated with a very high risk of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. The optimal management of primary aldosteronism during pregnancy is unclear, with uncertainty regarding the safety of mineralocorticoid antagonists and amiloride, their relative efficacy compared with the antihypertensive medications commonly used during pregnancy, and as to whether prognosis is improved by laparoscopic adrenalectomy where an adrenal adenoma can be demonstrated.     

Malignant pheochromocytoma with lung metastasis after right adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma eleven years ago

A 30-year-old woman had multiple masses on right adrenalectomy site, posterior mediastinum, and left lung on computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography. She had a right adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma eleven years ago. She received proper alpha and beta blocker and completed surgical resection. Pheochromocytoma was confirmed by histopathology. Here we report the case of metastatic malignant pheochromocytoma with very poor prognosis.