Cushing's syndrome due to autonomous macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: Long-term follow-up after unilateral adrenalectomy

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 852, 1996, Pages 614-616

  Boronat, Mauro ^a   Lucas, Tomás ^a   Barceló, Balbino ^a   Alameda, Carmen ^a   Hotait, Hassan ^a   Estrada, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Cushing's sydrome; Suprarrenal hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE;

EID: 0029857252     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.852.614     Document Type: Article

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