Indications for laparoscopic adrenalectomy for non-functional adrenal tumor with hypertension: Usefulness of adrenocortical scintigraphy

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-681

  Izaki, Hirofumi ^a   Fukumori, Tomoharu ^a   Takahashi, Masayuki ^a   Taue, Ryuichi ^a   Kishimoto, Tomoteru ^a   Tanimoto, Syuji ^a   Nishitani, Masa Aki ^a   Kanayama, Hiro Omi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Non functional adrenal tumor; NP 59 scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

6BETA IODOMETHYL 19 NORCHOLEST 5(10) EN 3BETA OL I 131; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; BISOPROLOL FUMARATE; CANDESARTAN HEXETIL; DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE; NIFEDIPINE; TEMOCAPRIL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745232750     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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