“…The laparoscopic retroperitoneal or transperitoneal approach remains the gold standard for the surgery of pheochromocytoma smaller than 6mm and weighing less than 100 g, whatever its component [8] , [9] , [10] . Currently, the reference approach for pheochromocytoma surgery is laparoscopy; laparotomy is reserved for adrenal masses larger than 8 cm or in the presence of perirenal fibrosis or in case of hemostasis disorders [10] . For our patient, the surgery was performed by laparotomy for technical reasons, namely the non-availability of the laparoscopic column and the lack of experience of the surgeons in the laparoscopic approach.…”