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3728804

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Unilateral adrenalectomy for benign causes of primary aldosteronism is an established procedure. The established surgical cure for aldosterone-producing adenoma justifies a thorough preoperative evaluation. No single test accurately identifies aldosterone-producing adenomas in patients with primary aldosteronism. However, a useful algorithm combines postural studies, computerized axial tomography, and adrenal vein catheterization for selective hormonal assay, if computerized axial tomography is negative or equivocal and the suspicion of aldosterone-producing adenoma is high. If an adrenal mass is present and biochemical studies suggest a diagnosis of aldosterone-producing adenoma, resection of the affected gland from a limited unilateral approach is indicated. Cure can be expected in 80 percent of cases. In the uncommon circumstance that the adrenal tumor was not an aldosterone-producing adenoma but a hyperplastic nodule, these patients may still be cured or more easily controlled with antihypertensive medications. Thirty-eight patients who underwent unilateral adrenalectomy are presented and discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
152
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
116-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary aldosteronism: changing concepts in diagnosis and management.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.