Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 6 , Pages 723-727 , June 2007

Is the laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma the best treatment?

  • Antonio Toniato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua School of Medicine, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Antonio Toniato, MD, Clinica Chirurgica III, University of Padua School of Medicine, Policlinico Universitario, via Giustiniani 2, Padua, 35128, Italy.
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  • Isabella Merante Boschin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua School of Medicine, Italy
    • ,
  • Giuseppe Opocher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Unit, University of Padua School of Medicine, Italy
    • ,
  • Annamaria Guolo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, University of Padua School of Medicine, Italy
    • ,
  • Mariarosa Pelizzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua School of Medicine, Italy
    • ,
  • Franco Mantero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Unit, University of Padua School of Medicine, Italy

,Accepted 15 October 2006.

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PII: S0039-6060(07)00060-8

doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.10.012

Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 6 , Pages 723-727 , June 2007

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