01 April 2022>: Clinical Research
A Retrospective Study of 881 Lateral Transabdominal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomies Performed Between 1997 and 2017 at a Single Center in Poland to Determine Factors Associated with Surgery Time
Milena Duralska 1ABCDEF* , Jacek Dzwonkowski 1ABDE , Janusz Sierdziński 2ACDE , Sławomir Nazarewski 1ADEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.936272
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936272
Table 1 Reasons for exclusion from the study.
Reason for exclusion from the study | Number |
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Learning curve | 30 |
Additional procedure performed | |
Cholecystectomy | 25 |
Hernia repair | 10 |
Bilateral adrenalectomies | 17 |
Conversion to open surgery | 11 |
Bilateral adrenalectomies and Conversion to open surgery | 2 |
Adrenal-sparing procedure | 21* |
* Includes 6 cases which overlap with previous reasons for exclusion. |