Evaluation and management of the incidentally discovered adrenal tumours;Valutazione e trattamento degli incidentalomi del surrene

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 787-794

  Bonati, L ^a   Rubini, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adrenal gland diseases; Adrenal gland neoplasms; Surgical procedures, laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; POTASSIUM; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; URINALYSIS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0033498438     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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