Non-surgical therapy of primary aldosteronism: Transcatheter arterial infusion of ethanol into an aldosteronoma

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 129s-132s

  Nakajo, M ^a   Hokotate, H ^a   Tsuchimochi, S ^a   Inoue, H ^a   Miyazono, N ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Primary aldosteronism; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; GENETICS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

EID: 0034202466     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(00)80029-3     Document Type: Article

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