Aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma in childhood: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1878-1880

  Baranwal, A K ^a   Singhi, S C ^a   Narshimhan, K L ^a   Jayashree, M ^a   Singhi, P D ^a   Kakkar, N ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aldosterone producing adrenal adenoma; Aldosteronoma; Primary hyperaldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033404772     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90339-1     Document Type: Article

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