Surgery of the Adrenal Gland

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Historical Background or De quibusdam Renum glandulis: The History of Adrenals

   • Donatella Lippi

   Pages 1-14

3. Surgical Anatomy

   • Celestino Pio Lombardi, Carmela De Crea, Francesco Pennestri, Marco Raffaelli

   Pages 15-22

4. Pathology

   • Gabriella Nesi, Raffaella Santi

   Pages 23-33

5. Diagnosis and Clinical Pictures

   • Gabriele Parenti, Massimo Mannelli

   Pages 35-53

6. Imaging

   • Massimo Falchini, Vittoria Rufini

   Pages 55-72

7. Perioperative Management

   • Tommaso Borracci, Luca Vitali, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Liliana Sollazzi, Valter Perilli, Francesco Di Costanzo et al.

   Pages 73-86

8. General Principles of Adrenal Surgery

   • Robin M. Cisco, Quan-Yang Duh

   Pages 87-91

9. Instrumentation and High-Technology

   • Francesco Corcione, Valentina Brancato, Michele Giuseppe Iovino

   Pages 93-101

10. Right Flank Trans-Abdominal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

    • Carlo Bergamini, Andrea Valeri

    Pages 103-126

11. Left Flank Trans-Abdominal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy

    • Celestino Pio Lombardi, Marco Raffaelli, Carmela De Crea, Francesco Pennestri, Rocco Bellantone

    Pages 127-134

12. Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy

    • Rocco Bellantone, Marco Raffaelli, Carmela De Crea, Luigi Oragano, Celestino Pio Lombardi

    Pages 135-143

13. Open Adrenalectomy

    • Giorgio De Toma, Andrea Polistena, Giuseppe Cavallaro

    Pages 145-160

14. Other Techniques of Video-Assisted and Open Adrenalectomies

    • Rocco Bellantone, Francesco Corcione, Celestino Pio Lombardi, Marco Raffaelli, Carmela De Crea, Luigi Oragano et al.

    Pages 161-182

15. Outcome of Adrenal Surgery

    • Andrea Valeri, Carlo Bergamini

    Pages 183-190

16. Back Matter

    Pages 191-193

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This book offers a comprehensive description of the main surgical treatments for adrenal tumors, encompassing both open surgery and laparoscopy. Introductory chapters cover surgical anatomy, pathology, the clinical diagnostic pathway, the role of different imaging techniques, and perioperative management. After discussion of general principles of adrenal surgery and instrumentation, individual surgical techniques are described in detail with the aid of step-by-step color photos and schematic drawings. For each procedure, careful attention is paid to indications and contraindications and to the most frequent complications. A further feature is the inclusion of numerous helpful decision-making algorithms for diagnosis and treatment. The text is structured according to the principles of "best practice" and the guidelines on evidence-based medicine and will thus be a valuable tool for practitioners in their clinical work.

• adrenal tumors
• adrenalectomy
• endocrine surgery
• laparoscopic adrenalectomy
• abdominal surgery
• surgical oncology

From the reviews:

“There are no other books dedicated solely to adrenal gland surgery and this is a good addition. The audience includes residents and fellows in training as well as practicing general and endocrine surgeons. … This is a great, concise book completely focused on the adrenal glands. The material is covered much more in depth than it is in the chapters on adrenal surgery in larger surgical textbooks. The visual aids are particularly helpful and are a great resource.” (Julie A. Alosi, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2013)

• , Chirurgia Generale, d'Urgenza e Mini-inv, Ospedale Careggi, Florence, Italy

  Andrea Valeri, Carlo Bergamini

• , Istituto di Semeiotica Chirurgica, Policlinico Gemelli, Rome, Italy

  Rocco Bellantone, Celestino Pio Lombardi

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