Laparoscopic adrenalectomy of an adrenal adenoma with myelolipoma relieves severe hypertension in a 16-year-old patient

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 433-436

  Ammoury, Rana F ^a   Heptulla, Rubina A ^a   Tatevian, Nina ^a   Elenberg, Ewa ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent male; Adrenal adenoma; Hypertension; Myelolipoma

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MYELOLIPOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MYELOLIPOMA; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY;

EID: 33244497379     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-005-2114-3     Document Type: Article

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