Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for clinical and subclinical Cushing's syndrome.

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Published in World J Surg on June 01, 2010

Authors

Pier F Alesina1, Silvia Hommeltenberg, Beate Meier, Stephan Petersenn, Harald Lahner, Kurt W Schmid, Klaus Mann, Martin K Walz

Author Affiliations

1: Klinik für Chirurgie und Zentrum für Minimal Invasive Chirurgie, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Henricistrasse 92, 45136, Essen, Germany. pieroalesina@libero.it

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