Scars After Adrenal Surgery


Scars, 2 weeks after the posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (laparoscopic adrenal surgery from the back) for 5 cm (2 inches) Pheochromocytoma in 40 year-old female (6.9.2013)


Incision covered with skin glue, immediately after the removal of the large (5 cm = 2 inch) right adrenal tumor by posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (laparoscopic adrenal surgery from the back)


Scars, 4 weeks after posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (laparoscopic adrenal surgery from the back)



Large (5 cm = 2 inch) right adrenal tumor removed from the patient above by posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (laparoscopic adrenal surgery from the back)


Scars, 2 weeks after the removal of the left adrenal tumor by posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (laparoscopic adrenal surgery from the back)


Left adrenal tumor removed from the patient pictured above by posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (laparoscopic adrenal surgery from the back)



Scar in two weeks after the left posterior retroperitoneoscopic (laparoscopic approach through the back) adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma.


Skin glue covering incisions. Immediately (at the end of the surgery in operating room) after the right posterior retroperitoneoscopic (laparoscopic approach through the back) adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma (the tumor that was removed is shown on the following picture).


Pheochromocytoma (adrenal tumor) within the right adrenal gland (from the patient on the prior picture).



Scar in two weeks after the left transperitoneal lateral adrenalectomy (abdominal approach)


Scar in two weeks after the left transperitoneal lateral adrenalectomy (abdominal approach)


Scar in one week after the open right radical adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma.



Left adrenal pheochromocytoma 5.0 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.5 cm


Scar in 2 weeks after the left posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for 5 cm (2 inches) pheochromocytoma (tumor is on prior picture) in 51 year-old male


Scars in two weeks after the right posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy