Endosonography - An additional diagnostic possibility in the differentiation between the two common types of primary hyperaldosteronism;Endosonographie - Eine zusätzliche diagnostische möglichkeit bei der differenzierung der beiden häufigsten formen des primären hyperaldosteronismus

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-68

  Roggenland, Daniela ^a   Schneider, Stephan ^a   Klein, Harald H ^a   Kann, Peter H ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldosterone producing adenoma; Aldosterone renin quotient; Endosonography; Hypertension; Idiopathic adrenal hyperplasia; Posture test; Primary aldosteronism; Saline suppression test

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; RENIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; ALDOSTERONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31344436508     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-006-1009-9     Document Type: Article

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