Adrenal Surgery
Adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system and are small triangular shaped glands located above each kidney that produce hormones. Adrenal surgery is done to remove large or abnormally hyper-functional adrenal masses. This surgery can be done in two ways, either with a laparoscopic /robotic surgery or open surgery. This surgery is performed for tumors within the adrenal gland that produce too much hormone and cause systemic symptom, for adrenal cancer or for nonfunctional tumors within the adrenal gland that meet certain criteria on imaging studies.