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Robotic-assisted Thoracoscopic Transdiaphragmatic Adrenalectomy (RATTA) for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Urology 2017 July
OBJECTIVE: Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic adrenalectomy (RATTA) represents a novel surgical approach for the management of adrenal pathology in patients with a history of extensive transperitoneal or retroperitoneal procedures.
METHODS: Here we report the first described case of RATTA in a 56-year-old woman with metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the left adrenal gland and right lung. With the assistance of cardiothoracic surgery, this patient underwent robotic-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection and RATTA. In brief, after completion of the pulmonary wedge resection by thoracic surgery the diaphragm was incised starting at the left crus and extending laterally through the diaphragmatic muscle, exposing the retroperitoneal space and fat. The adrenal gland with mass was identified, dissected from surrounding structures, and extracted. The diaphragm was then closed using Ethibond suture with polytetrafluoroethylene felt pledgets. A 22-Fr chest tube was placed in the thoracic cavity.
RESULTS: Operative and postoperative courses were uncomplicated. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 4. Pathology confirmed metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma in both the left adrenal and the right lung nodules with negative surgical margins.
CONCLUSION: The case described here highlights the surgical technique and ideal patient population in which RATTA serves as a feasible and safe alternative to conventional laparoscopic approaches in the treatment of adrenal pathologies.
METHODS: Here we report the first described case of RATTA in a 56-year-old woman with metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the left adrenal gland and right lung. With the assistance of cardiothoracic surgery, this patient underwent robotic-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection and RATTA. In brief, after completion of the pulmonary wedge resection by thoracic surgery the diaphragm was incised starting at the left crus and extending laterally through the diaphragmatic muscle, exposing the retroperitoneal space and fat. The adrenal gland with mass was identified, dissected from surrounding structures, and extracted. The diaphragm was then closed using Ethibond suture with polytetrafluoroethylene felt pledgets. A 22-Fr chest tube was placed in the thoracic cavity.
RESULTS: Operative and postoperative courses were uncomplicated. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 4. Pathology confirmed metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma in both the left adrenal and the right lung nodules with negative surgical margins.
CONCLUSION: The case described here highlights the surgical technique and ideal patient population in which RATTA serves as a feasible and safe alternative to conventional laparoscopic approaches in the treatment of adrenal pathologies.
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