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A Randomized Clinical Trial About Use of 3D Laparoscopy Versus 2D Laparoscopy in Adrenal Surgery

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Adrenal Adenoma
Adrenal Mass
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Interventions
Procedure: laparoscopic adrenalectomy
Registration Number
NCT06576336
Lead Sponsor
University of Palermo
Brief Summary

Comparison between 2D traditional laparoscopic surgery and 3D laparoscopy for adrenal surgery.

Detailed Description

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is today considered the gold standard of treatment for adrenal tumors. This technique was described for the first time by Gagner in 1992 and in the past years several studies have shown the advantages of laparoscopic approach with decrease of the perioperative morbidity, lower complication rates, less operative blood loss, less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay compared with open adrenalectomy. Laparoscopic surgery is more difficult to learn and requires different psychomotor skills than open laparotomy. In fact, the surgeons have to work in a three-dimensional space, but are guided by two-dimensional images. The development of high definition cameras does not eliminate the major limitation of two-dimensional (2D) laparoscopy: lack of depth perception and lose of spatial orientation with potential increasing the strain for the surgeon, the risk of errors and the operative time. Three-dimensional (3D) HD laparoscopy was developed as an alternative to conventional 2D laparoscopy.

In literature there are still few clinical studies on use of 3D in laparoscopic adrenalectomies with different results.

For these reasons the investigators propose an international multicenter study to compare 3D laparoscopic adrenalectomy with standard laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
350
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients competent to give consent
  • aged between 18 and 85 years
  • functioning and not functioning benign adrenal lesions,
  • adrenal malignancies candidate to laparoscopic adrenal surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
  • open adrenal surgery
  • preoperative signs of local periadrenal invasiveness

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
2D grouplaparoscopic adrenalectomypatients underwent to 2D laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal mass.
3D grouplaparoscopic adrenalectomypatients underwent to 3D laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal mass.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
periperative surgical outcomes30-postoperative days

evaluation of intraoperative surgical complication during laparoscopic adrenalectomy with YES or NO and questionnaire about resolution of complications. In details the investigators evaluates: vascular complications (Major lesions: renal artery, renal vein; aorta; vena cava; sovrahepatic veins. Minor lesions: adrenal vessels; accessory renal vessels; others); complication hollow viscus (bowel; colonic; stomach; urether); complication parenchymatous viscus (renal; adrenal; spleen; diaphragm); resolution of complications; conversion to open surgery. 30-day postoperative complications (only grade 3 - 4 - 5 sec. Clavien-Dindo classification)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
definition of surgical planeintraoperatory time

definition of surgical plane during surgery with a questionnaire administered to surgical team with a score from 1 (min definition) to 5 (max definition)

evaluation of surgical strainintraoperatory time

variables of surgical strain: wrist, hand, neck, back, dizziness and/or headache (Yes=1; No=0).

depth perceptionintraoperatory time

evaluation of depth perception during surgical procedure with a questionnaire administered to surgical team with a score from 1 (min depth) to 5 (max depth)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Italy

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Palermo, Italy

Giuseppe Di Buono

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Palermo, PA, Italy

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