Laparoscopic Resection of Mass-screened Adrenal Neuroblastoma in an 8-month-old Infant

Overview

Journal Surg Laparosc Endosc

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 1998 Jan 23

PMID 9438636

Citations 3

Authors

K Nakajima

M Fukuzawa

Y Fukui

Y Komoto

N Usui

Y Iiboshi

K Nose

A Okada

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Abstract

We describe a case of successful laparoscopic resection of a left adrenal neuroblastoma (NB) detected by mass screening (MS) in an 8-month-old boy. Cases with MS NBs are supposed to be potential candidates for laparoscopic surgery in the pediatric age group.

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