Reversible suppression of the renin-aldosterone axis after unilateral adrenalectomy for adrenal adenoma

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Gadallah, Merit F ^a,b   Kayyas, Yousef ^a   Boules, Fadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Adrenal adenoma; Adrenalectomy; Aldosterone, plasma renin activity; Hyperaldosteronism; Hyperkalemia; Hypoaldosteronism; Hyporeninemia

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PLASMA VOLUME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

EID: 0031807632     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9669438     Document Type: Article

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