Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.

J Endourol

Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Published: May 2018

Adrenalectomies are increasingly performed using minimally invasive approaches. The widespread adoption of robot-assisted laparoscopy for other urologic surgeries has dramatically increased the popularity of this approach for adrenal surgery.

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