Volume 70 Number 5 October 2003	back to contents

From the Division of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Address all correspondence to William B. Inabnet, M.D., Box 1259, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029; email: b.inabnet@mountsinai.org.

Updated as of May 2003.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive endocrine surgery has experienced multiple new developments.

METHODS: Comprehensive review of the literature.

CONCLUSIONS: Minimally invasive techniques can be efficaciously and safely applied to most endocrine disorders. Endocrine surgeons should be skilled in these techniques in order to individualize the operative approach.

KEY WORDS

Laparoscopy, parathyroidectomy, adrenalectomy, thyroidectomy, minimally invasive endoscopy.

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