Urology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 69-72 , January 2003

Laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy in patients with aldosterone-producing adenomas: indications, technique, and results

  • K Jeschke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, General Hospital Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Klaus Jeschke, M.D., Department of Urology, General Hospital Klagenfurt, St. Veiterstrasse 47, Klagenfurt A 9026, Austria
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  • G Janetschek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Krankenhaus Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria, Austria
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  • R Peschel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • L Schellander

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, General Hospital Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria, Austria
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  • G Bartsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • K Henning

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, General Hospital Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria, Austria

Received 16 April 2002 ,Accepted 12 August 2002.

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Urology
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