Role of unilateral aderenalectomy in ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-158

  Lee, Sihoon ^a   Ha, Min Su ^a   Eom, Young Sil ^a   Park, Ie Byung ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; QUALITY OF LIFE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149299988     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9755-x     Document Type: Letter

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