Primary hyperaldosteronism and adrenal incidentaloma: An argument for physiologic testing before adrenalectomy

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-305

  McAlister, Finlay A ^a,c   Lewanczuk, Richard Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CANCER; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031868804     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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