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From: Renal‑rotation techniques in retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for giant pheochromocytomas: a clinical intervention study with historical controls

Fig. 2

Diagrammatic sketch of ports location and renal-rotation strategy

(A) A 2-cm incision is made between the tip of the 12th rib and the iliac crest, then a 12 mm port is placed in the incised site (a); The second 12 mm port is placed 2 cm above the anterior superior iliac spine (b); The third 12 mm port is placed 3 to 4 cm medial and slightly inferior to the first port in the anterior axillary line (c); An alternate site (d) for 5 mm port can be added in the midpoint between a and c sites. (B) The renal rotation processes in the front view of coronal plane. (C) The renal rotation processes in the lateral view of sagittal plane

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