Pediatric Bilateral Pheochromocytoma and Experience of Laparoscopic Cortical Sparing Adrenalectomy
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Ayca Altincik, Samim ÖZEN, Ahmet ÇELİK, Ülküm Zafer DÖKÜMCÜ, Şükran DARCAN, Ayhan Abaci, Ece Bober
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 5, pp 218-220
DOI: 10.4274/jpr.87486
Summary
Pheochromocytomas are neuroendocrine tumors. In this report, we present a 15-year-old girl who had cerebral palsy and pheochromocytoma. She also had a diagnosis of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in her history. She underwent bilateral laparoscopic cortical sparing adrenalectomy. We report the experience of laparoscopic bilateral cortical sparing adrenalectomy of a pediatric pheochromocytoma.