Anthropometric, haemodynamic, humoral and hormonal evaluation in patients with incidental adrenocortical adenomas before and after surgery

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-219

  Bernini, Giampaolo ^a   Moretti, Angelica ^b   Iacconi, Pietro ^b   Miccoli, Paolo ^b   Nami, Renato ^a   Lucani, Barbara ^a   Salvetti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROLINE; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DATA ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037295396     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1480213     Document Type: Article

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