Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Management of Paraganglioma: A Single Institute Experience

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e0149433
• Main Authors: Xu, Weifeng, Li, Hanzhong, Ji, Zhigang, Yan, Weigang, Zhang, Yushi, Zhang, Xuebin, Li, Qian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 17.02.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood; Care and treatment; Complications; Demography; Development and progression; Endoscopes; Feasibility studies; Female; Histopathology; Humans; Hypertension; Laparoscopy; Male; Medical records; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metastases; Neuroendocrine tumors; Paraganglioma; Paraganglioma - diagnostic imaging; Paraganglioma - pathology; Paraganglioma - surgery; Perioperative Care; Physical Sciences; Population studies; Research and Analysis Methods; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - surgery; Retroperitoneal Space - diagnostic imaging; Retroperitoneal Space - pathology; Retroperitoneal Space - surgery; Safety; Studies; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Surgical techniques; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; Urine; Urology; United States; Beijing China; United States > US; Massachusetts; China

To explore the feasibility and safety of retroperitoneal laparoscopic resection of paraganglioma (RLPG) in a large study population. In a six-year period, 49 patients with primary retroperitoneal paragangliomas (PG) underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery in a single center. Medical records w...