Introduction:

The laparoscopic approach for adrenal tumors are the best option because of his safety to perform, poor or nothing morbidity and fast recovery.

Objective:

to describe the results of transperitoneal laparoscopic suprarrenalectomy (TLS).

Patient and method:

an observational, retrospective study of 14 patients who underwent TLS between 2004 to 2016.

Results:

13 women and 1 man, with a range of age of 18 to 55 years, without difference of tumor localization side. The average size of the tumor was 8 cm and the OR time 125 min in most of the cases. The average of discharge from hospital was 3,5 days. The complications presented were a trocar hemorrhage resolved with a stich and a pneumothorax after yugular punction that required a pleural drainage.

Conclusions:

The TLS is a safety technique for adrenal tumors, with a complication rate of 14,3% and a short hospital admission.

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