Adrenalectomies in children and adolescents in Germany - a diagnose related groups based analysis from 2009-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adrenalectomies are rare procedures especially in childhood. So far, no large cohort study on this topic has been published with data on to age distribution, operative procedures, hospital volume and operative outcome.

Methods

This is a retrospective analysis of anonymized nationwide hospital billing data (DRG data, 2009-2017). All adrenal surgeries (defined by OPS codes) of patients between the age 0 and 21 years in Germany were included.

Results

A total of 523 patient records were identified. The mean age was 8.6 ± 7.7 years and 262 patients were female (50.1%). The majority of patients were between 0 and 5 years old (52% overall), while 11.1% were between 6 and 11 and 38.8% older than 12 years. The most common diagnoses were malignant neoplasms of the ad

SUBMITTER: Uttinger KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363694 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature