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. 1979 Nov;61(6):452–455.

Transabdominal bilateral adrenalectomy for metastatic breast carcinoma.

E A Benson
PMCID: PMC2492229  PMID: 91342

Abstract

A case is made for the more general adoption of the transabdominal approach to the adrenal glands as this has obvious advantages over bilateral loin incisions.

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