Adrenal Insufficiency After Operative Removal of Apparently Nonfunctioning Adrenal Adenomas

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 261, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 894-898

  Huiras, Christopher M ^a   Pehling, Gregory B ^a   Caplan, Robert H ^a  

^a Departments of Surgery Gundersen Clinic Ltd La Crosse ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL MASS; CASE REPORT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLAND HYPOFUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; CASE REPORT; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024508956     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1989.03420060110042     Document Type: Article

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