The role of unilateral adrenalectomy in corticotropin-independent bilateral adrenocortical hyperplasias

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1626-1632

  Xu, Yunze ^a   Rui, Wenbin ^a   Qi, Yicheng ^a   Zhang, Chongyu ^a   Zhao, Juping ^a   Wang, Xiaojing ^a   Wu, Yuxuan ^a   Zhu, Qi ^a   Shen, Zhoujun ^a   Ning, Guang ^a   Zhu, Yu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASE; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CUSHING SYNDROME; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASES; PROCEDURES;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879800194     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2059-9     Document Type: Article

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