Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Transperitoneal Versus Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Among 57 patients randomized to a transperitoneal or retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach for their adrenalectomy, no differences were noted in operative time, estimated blood loss, analgesic requirements, hospital stay, or complications.
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The Retroperitoneoscopic Approach To The Kidney Or Adrenal Gland Is Safe And Efficacious In Patients With Prior Abdominal Surgery And Radiation
Tuesday, 02 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Laparoscopic approaches to the kidney and adrenal gland are becoming increasingly more frequent.
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Primary Aldosteronism May RaiseRisk of Cardiovascular Events
Friday, 29 April 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Independent of blood pressure, patients with primary aldosteronism are at increased risk for cardiovascular events compared with patients with essential hypertension, new research shows.
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Long-term Follow-up for Hypertension Is Still Needed in Those Undergoing Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism
Wednesday, 06 April 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Primary aldosteronism (PA), characterized by refractory hypertension and hypokalemia due to renin-independent aldosterone overproduction, is a potentially curable form of hypertension.
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Cryoablation Provides Effect Palliation for Bone Metastasis
Wednesday, 06 April 2005
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) - In a series of 13 patients treated with cryoablation for palliation of pain from bone metastasis, more that half achieved total pain relief, according to results reported here this weekend at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology.
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Review of Pediatric Adrenal Injuries Elucidates Prevalence, Management and Prognosis
Tuesday, 05 April 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - "The current body of literature regarding pediatric adrenal trauma is limited, and information regarding natural history and management is absent.
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Laparoscopic Radical Adrenalectomy for Malignancy in 31 Patients
Monday, 28 February 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - First described in 1997, the laparoscopic approach to adrenal malignancy has been slow to evolve both because of the overall scarcity of cases and because of subsequent single case reports from 7 institutions each noting local recurrence of disease within 4-14 months.1
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The Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Masses in Patients With Previous Malignancies
Friday, 11 February 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - An adrenal mass is often discovered incidentally in patients undergoing imaging for other reasons.
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Cleveland Clinic Reports Experience with Laparoscopic Radical Adrenalectomy
Monday, 31 January 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the gold standard approach for benign surgical adrenal disorders such as aldosteronoma, Cushing's disease and pheochromocytoma.
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Acceptable Long-Term Results with Angioembolization for Sporadic Renal Angiomyolipoma
Friday, 28 January 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - In the era of contemporary imaging, the majority of renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) may be diagnosed noninvasively with CT or MR criteria alone.
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Renal Parenchymal Imaging for Hematuria Adds to the Detection of Renal Lesions, but Results in Little Additional Intervention
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Hematuria, whether macroscopic or microscopic, requires evaluation. The standard in the United States has been an upper tract study, usually an IVP, and a cystoscopy.
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The Non-Contrast CT Attenuation Value of Adrenal Masses Proves Useful in Differentiating Adenomas from Non-Adenomas
Thursday, 16 December 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Since the advent of Computed Tomography (CT) and its frequent usage, there has been an increase in the diagnosis of newly discovered adrenal masses.
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Intraoperative Local Anesthesia Decreases Postoperative Parenteral Opioid Requirements for Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Renal and Adrenal surgery: a randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Investigation.
Tuesday, 02 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - In this prospective study, 72 patients undergoing standard laparoscopy or hand-assisted laparoscopy were randomized to receive 30cc of 0.5% bupivacaine injected at the outset of the procedure (15 ml into the handport site and 15 ml equally divided up among the other ports or 30 ml divided among all the ports in the standard laparoscopy group).
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Prostate Specific Antigen Is Related to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Not Prostate Cancer Over the Last Five Years
Friday, 15 October 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal examination are considered the standard of care for the screening of prostate cancer.
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Magnesium Sulfate Found To Be Useful in the Treatment of Pheochromocytoma Crisis
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Pheochromocytoma crisis is a relatively rare condition in which the patient presents with a rapid acceleration in the frequency and severity of potentially life-threatening catecholamine-induced hemodynamic disturbances.
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Adrenal and Retroperitoneum 
