• DOI:10.1007/s00268-015-3040-6
Corpus ID: 9017845

Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Population-Level Study

@article{Goffredo2015PatternsOU,
  title={Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Malignant Pheochromocytoma: A Population-Level Study},
  author={P. Goffredo and M. Adam and S. Thomas and R. Scheri and J. Sosa and S. Roman},
  journal={World Journal of Surgery},
  year={2015},
  volume={39},
  pages={1966-1973}
}

P. Goffredo, M. Adam, +3 authors S. Roman

Published 2015

Medicine

World Journal of Surgery

BackgroundMalignant pheochromocytoma is rare, and there is a scarcity of data on the use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for treatment. The aims of this study were to analyze patterns of use of MIS for malignant pheochromocytoma in the U.S. and compare short-term outcomes to those of open adrenalectomy.MethodsPatients with malignant pheochromocytoma undergoing MIS, including laparoscopy, robotic assisted, laparoscopy converted to open, or open adrenalectomy, were culled from the National… CONTINUE READING

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