In the world of adrenal gland dilemmas, researchers delve into the showdown between total adrenalectomy and its hip sibling, subtotal adrenalectomy, for bilateral pheochromocytoma. Analyzing 10 studies with 1202 patients, they uncover that subtotal adrenalectomy, while saving from adrenal insufficiency, packs a punch with a higher recurrence rate (14.1% vs. 2.6%) and lower post-surgery steroid dependence (93.3% vs. 11.6%). Future battles call for randomized studies to confirm these adrenal wrestling outcomes.
Journal Article by Schiavone D, Ballo M (…) Iacobone M et 4 al. in BJS Open
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