A case of successful laparoscopic resection of adrenal gland endometriosis

Jamil Rehman, Rehman J, Yildirim G, Gazi Yildirim, Gazi Yıldırım, Khan SA, Sardar A Khan, Sardar Ali Khan, Chughtai B, Bilal Chughtai, Farr Nezhat, Nezhat F
Fertility and sterility · 2008 · vol. 90(5) , pp. 2015.e7–2015.e9 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.006 · PMID:18339378 · W2020512080
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This paper describes a successful laparoscopic resection of adrenal gland endometriosis in a patient presenting with specific symptoms.

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OBJECTIVE: To present a case of successful laparoscopic resection of adrenal endometriosis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University Hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty-eight-year-old woman with left-sided abdominal and flank pain. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic radical adrenalectomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Diagnosis and surgical approach to adrenal endometriosis. RESULT(S): There have been two case reports of adrenal endometriosis. Based on a search of Medline and Google for "adrenal endometriosis," this is the first known successful laparoscopic resection of adrenal endometriosis. CONCLUSION(S): We report the first case of successful laparoscopic adrenalectomy for the treatment of endometriosis.

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endometriosis

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Adrenalectomy Adrenal Gland Diseases Endometriosis Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Adrenalectomy Adrenalectomy Adrenal Gland Diseases Adrenal Gland Diseases Adrenal Gland Diseases Adrenal Gland Diseases Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female

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