Transabdominal and retroperitoneal adrenalectomy: comparative study.

Background: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is recognized as the "gold standard" approach for benign adrenal tumors. The majority of surgeons opt for laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomies (LTA), while retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomies (RPA) in the prone position have certain advantages for patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of the transabdominal and retroperitoneoscopic laparoscopic adrenalectomies.

Intraoperative indocyanine green angiography for predicting postoperative hypoparathyroidism.

Background: Postoperative hypocalcemia is a common complication of thyroidectomy. This problem is most often associated with accidental devascularization or excision of the parathyroid glands (PG).

Aim: Aim was to study near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent imaging with intraoperative PG indocyanine green (ICG) angiography to help identify and preserve PG during total thyroidectomy in order to avoid postoperative hypocalcemia.