Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is essential for detecting unilateral or bilateral adrenal lesions in primary aldosteronism

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 533-

  Omura, Masao ^a   Nishikawa, Tetsuo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; FUROSEMIDE;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENAL VENOUS SAMPLING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LETTER; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67650459462     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K08E-385     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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