Adrenal venous sampling as a diagnostic procedure for primary hyperaldosteronism: experience from a tertiary referral centre
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Adrenal venous sampling as a diagnostic procedure for primary hyperaldosteronism: experience from a tertiary referral centre.
CONTEXT Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is recommended in all patients with hyperaldosteronism to whom surgery would be offered if the results indicated unilateral hypersecretion. OBJECTIVE To assess the performance of AVS against radiological findings and to evaluate the Endocrine Society's Practice Guidelines for diagnostic cut-offs. PATIENTS Retrospective study of 41 patients with hyperaldos...
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عنوان ژورنال: HORMONES
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1109-3099
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1342