Usefulness of adrenal vein sampling in the evaluation of aldosteronism

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1247-1250

  Schwab II, C William ^a   Vingan, Harlan ^a   Fabrizio, Michael D ^a,b  

^a SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Urology of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VEINS;

EID: 46249105457     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0007     Document Type: Article

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