Successful treatment of primary aldosteronism due to computed tomography-negative microadenoma

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 544-546

  Nishizawa, Koji ^a   Nakamura, Eijiro ^a   Kobayashi, Takashi ^a   Kamoto, Toshiyuki ^a   Terai, Akito ^a   Terachi, Toshiro ^a   Ogawa, Osamu ^a   Itoh, Hiroshi ^a   Nakao, Kazuwa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Microadenoma; Primary aldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE;

ADRENAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MICROADENOMA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0242468357     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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