Modified three-level techniques of retroperitoneal laparoscopic procedures to treat adrenal lesions for patients with BMI ≥ 25 Kg/m².

Although the operation time seems to be obviously related to tumour diameter, tumour location and BMI among other factors, in our study, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in these parameters, and thus, we believed that our data of the two groups were still comparable, and the results of this study may still be practically significant.

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Discussion Over the past few decades, the proportion of overweight and obese individuals has been rising globally; this health concern is already widespread in high-income countries and shows an increasing trend in low- and middle-income countries as well.

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