Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for nonfamilial adrenal medullary hyperplasia.

Background And Objectives: Sporadic adrenomedullary hyperplasia (AMH) is characterized by a medical history of hypertension, excessive catecholamine excretion, and histomorphometric evidence of increased adrenomedullary tissue relative to the cortex in the absence of multiple endocrine neoplasia. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis of patients after laparoscopic adrenalectomy for AMH, an early form of sporadic adrenal medulla-related endocrine hypertension, as well as to update our understanding of the clinical features and management of this clinicomorphologic entity.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of patients operated on between 2007 and 2011 at Reina Sofia University General Hospital, Murcia, Spain, with a diagnosis of AMH.

[Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: the best surgical option].

Background: Laparoscopic approach has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of suprarenal gland. Nevertheless there is still controversy about the laparoscopic treatment of adrenal carcinoma.

Material And Methods: From April 2005 to April 2012, 37 laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed.

[Non-obstructive enterolithiasis: report of two cases].

Enterolithiasis, or coprolithiasis, stones formed mainly in the intestine, is uncommon in humans and is generally associated with intestinal stasis. This entity is highly common in some animals, such as horses. Enterolithiasis is usually asymptomatic but may lead to intestinal occlusion and should be considered as a possible cause of this event.