AUTHOR=Alesina Pier Francesco , Knyazeva Polina , Hinrichs Jakob , Walz Martin K. 

TITLE=Tailored Approach in Adrenal Surgery: Retroperitoneoscopic Partial Adrenalectomy

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.855326

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2022.855326

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=<p>The interest on partial adrenalectomy has steadily increased over the past twenty years. Adrenal pathologies are mostly benign, making an organ-preserving procedure attractive for many patients. The introduction of minimally invasive techniques played probably an important role in this process because they transformed a complex surgical procedure, related to the difficult access to the retroperitoneal space, into a simple operation improving the accessibility to this organ. In this review we summarize the role of partial retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy over the years and the current indications and technique.</p>