Mehmet Gokceimam1, Bora Kahramangil2, Serkan Akbulut1, Ozgun Erten1, Eren Berber3. 1. Department of Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 2. Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA. 3. Department of Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. berbere@ccf.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recently, efficacy of laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (PRA) for pheochromocytoma and malignancy has been questioned. Although robotic technique using wristed instruments may improve limitations of laparoscopic PRA, the worldwide experience with robotic PRA is limited. This study aimed to describe patient characteristics, surgical technique, and long-term outcomes of robotic PRA from a 12-year single-center experience. METHODS: This analysis was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study. In this study, PRA was performed robotically, with intraoperative ultrasound and indocyanine green imaging guidance. Long-term outcomes and predictors of operative time (OT) were assessed using descriptive and regression analyses. Using OT as a surrogate for difficulty of procedure, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to quantify anthropometric thresholds that would predict a more challenging procedure. RESULTS: Altogether, 112 robotic PRA procedures were performed. Three cases (3%) were converted to a lateral approach, and one case (1%) was converted to open surgery. The morbidity rate was 2%. Microscopic capsular disruption occurred for one patient. No patient experienced persistent disease or local recurrence from pheochromocytoma or malignant adrenal tumors during the follow-up period (median, 48 months). Operating time was independently predicted by perirenal fat thickness, with 18.5 mm as the critical threshold. CONCLUSION: In this study, favorable PRA outcomes were achieved with careful patient selection and meticulous surgical technique that used robotic articulation guided by intraoperative imaging.
BACKGROUND: Recently, efficacy of laparoscopic posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (PRA) for pheochromocytoma and malignancy has been questioned. Although robotic technique using wristed instruments may improve limitations of laparoscopic PRA, the worldwide experience with robotic PRA is limited. This study aimed to describe patient characteristics, surgical technique, and long-term outcomes of robotic PRA from a 12-year single-center experience. METHODS: This analysis was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study. In this study, PRA was performed robotically, with intraoperative ultrasound and indocyanine green imaging guidance. Long-term outcomes and predictors of operative time (OT) were assessed using descriptive and regression analyses. Using OT as a surrogate for difficulty of procedure, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to quantify anthropometric thresholds that would predict a more challenging procedure. RESULTS: Altogether, 112 robotic PRA procedures were performed. Three cases (3%) were converted to a lateral approach, and one case (1%) was converted to open surgery. The morbidity rate was 2%. Microscopic capsular disruption occurred for one patient. No patient experienced persistent disease or local recurrence from pheochromocytoma or malignant adrenal tumors during the follow-up period (median, 48 months). Operating time was independently predicted by perirenal fat thickness, with 18.5 mm as the critical threshold. CONCLUSION: In this study, favorable PRA outcomes were achieved with careful patient selection and meticulous surgical technique that used robotic articulation guided by intraoperative imaging.
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