[Removal of giant adrenal tumors using the laparoscopic transperitoneal technique. A report of three successful cases].

With the development of laparoscopic adrenalectomy, indications for resection gradually span from small and benign to bigger and even malignant lesions. We studied the results of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for giant (>10 cm) adrenal tumors in three cases. Three patients (2 female, 1 male, mean age 49.33 years, BMI 31) underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy due to giant (>10 cm) adrenal lesions with a limited size Pfannenstiel incision. Mean operative time was 126.66 minutes, with a mean intraoperative blood loss of 150 ml. Final histology confirmed adrenocortical carcinoma in two cases, and neurofibroma in one case. Mean hospital stay was 4 days, without perioperative complications. R0 resection was carried out in all cases. During a mean follow-up period of 24 months no local or distant metastasis occurred. Under appropriate conditions adrenalectomy performed by the laparoscopic transperitoneal technique for giant malignant tumors proved to be a safe method fulfilling oncological requirements. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(45): 1802-1807.