13 Cases of Adrenal Tumor Treated by Adrenalectomy

Moon, Dae Sik; Park, Yang Il

Abstract

Adrenalectomy was performed in 13 cases of adrenal tumor admitted to the department of urology during the period from 1977 to 1988. The patients comprised 7 patients with Cushing's syndrome. 1 patient with primary aldosteronism and 5 patients with pheochromocytoma. All surgical approaches were provided transperitoneally including subcostal incision in 9 cases, midline abdominal incision in 3 cases and thoracoabdominal incision in 1 case. 2 cases of pheochromocytoma and 1 case of Cushirig's syndrome, of which masses weighed over 700g and had severe adhesion to the kidney, underwent either additional nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy along with adrenalectomy. Postoperative hospital stay ranged between 7 and 17 days. Hormonal assay done on 1 day to 1 week postoperatively revealed normal or subnormal value.