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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 11/2013

01-11-2013 | Editorial

SAGES Guidelines for minimally invasive treatment of adrenal pathology

Author: L. Michael Brunt

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 11/2013

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Minimally invasive adrenalectomy has revolutionized the management of patients with a wide variety of adrenal pathologies. Since its inception, the benefits of this approach have become immediately apparent because open removal of an adrenal tumor, usually small and benign, requires a large painful incision due to the difficult access to the adrenals high in the retroperitoneum. …
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Metadata
Title
SAGES Guidelines for minimally invasive treatment of adrenal pathology
Author
L. Michael Brunt
Publication date
01-11-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 11/2013
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-3168-0

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