Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Adrenalectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to compare perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic transabdominal lateral adrenalectomies.

Background

Despite growing interest in robotic adrenalectomy (RA), its benefits compared with those for laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) need to be identified. Two previously published randomized studies used out-of-date technologies and included only pheochromocytoma patients, respectively.

Methods

A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted by a single surgeon between May 2024 and February 2025. Patients with adrenal tumors eligible for minimally invasive lateral transabdominal adrenalectomy were randomized to LA or RA. The trial was powered to detect a 30-min difference in operative time. The secondary outcomes were periope

SUBMITTER: Berber E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765717 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature