Long-term outcome of retroperitoneoscopic partial versus total adrenalectomy in patients with Cushing's syndrome.

Background: We analyze the long-term outcome of surgery for Cushing's syndrome (CS) and the influence of the extent of surgical resection on the duration of postoperative cortisone substitution.

Methods: One-hundred forty-one patients (129 female, 12 males; mean age: 45.7 ± 12.

Long-term cosmetic results of video-assisted thyroidectomy: a comparison with conventional surgery.

Purpose: We present the long-term cosmetic results of the video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) in comparison to the conventional operation.

Methods: Forty-eight patients (four males, 44 females; mean age 47.4 ± 12.