Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York, USA
Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jun 1;15(6):e245954. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245954.
A symptomatic adrenal mass diagnosed during pregnancy is a rare clinical scenario. Two primary considerations are the timing of intervention and determining the appropriate surgical approach. Here, we present the case of a young female patient with flank pain, whom on diagnostic imaging, was found to have a large cystic adrenal mass. She was taken for a robotic-assisted resection of her left-sided adrenal mass during the second trimester of pregnancy. Preoperative and postoperative assessment demonstrated a viable intrauterine pregnancy. She tolerated the procedure well and was discharged 5 days later with resolution of her symptoms on follow-up. As one of only three reported cases of robotic adrenal surgery during pregnancy, we demonstrate that a robotic-assisted surgical approach is a viable and durable surgical option under the given clinical circumstances.
妊娠期诊断出有症状的肾上腺肿块是一种罕见的临床情况。主要有两个考虑因素,一是干预的时机,二是确定合适的手术方法。在这里,我们介绍了一位年轻女性患者的病例,她因腰痛,在诊断性影像学检查中发现左侧肾上腺有一个大的囊性肿块。在妊娠中期,她接受了机器人辅助左肾上腺肿块切除术。术前和术后评估显示宫内妊娠正常。她手术过程顺利,术后 5 天出院,症状缓解。作为仅有的三例妊娠期机器人肾上腺手术报告之一,我们证明了在特定的临床情况下,机器人辅助手术是一种可行且持久的手术选择。