The Optimal Approach for Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy through Mono Port regarding Left or Right Sides: A Comparative Study
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
Left ()
value
Right ()
value
LAMP-TPA
LAMP-PRA
LAMP-TPA
LAMP-PRA
Patients ()
26
21
19
23
Sex ()
0.326
0.327
Male
11
9
15
15
Female
15
12
4
8
Age (years)
48.35 ± 12.26
53.38 ± 11.55
0.158
40.79 ± 5.53
50.22 ± 11.61
0.002
BMI (kg/m2)
23.95 ± 3.35
27.28 ± 8.20
0.093
25.93 ± 2.71
25.31 ± 2.99
0.489
Diagnosis
0.936
0.509
Primary aldosteronism
6
3
3
5
Cushing’s syndrome
12
10
4
8
Pheochromocytoma
3
4
0
0
Nonfunctioning tumor
4
3
12
10
Others
1
1
0
0
LAMP-TPA: laparoscopic adrenalectomy through mono port using the transperitoneal approach, LAMP-PRA: laparoscopic adrenalectomy through mono port using the posterior retroperitoneal approach.
