Implementation of Rapid Cortisol During Adrenal Vein Sampling To the Editor: We read with great interest the consensus statement on adrenal vein sampling (AVS) by Rossi et al,1 particularly their discussion of rapid cortisol. We recently implemented rapid cortisol during AVS and found it to be a valuable asset in the performance of this essential, but challenging, diagnostic procedure. Before r...

PURPOSE Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare and complex disease of lymphoid tissues typically involving a mediastinal mass. CD in the adrenal area is an even rarer occurrence. In the present study, two extremely rare cases of adrenal Castleman's disease at our hospital are reported, and the relevant literatures were reviewed. Significant findings: A 51-year-old woman had abdominal pain for 1 mon...

Variations in the renal, adrenal and testicular arteries are of clinical significance as well as anatomical and embryological interest. The present case report describes the incidental finding of unilateral multiple renal arteries on the right side with bilateral variant testicular arteries, which had not been reported so far. These variations were observed during routine dissection of the abdo...

There is a great deal of evidence both from morphological and physiological studies that the suprarenal gland plays a significant r61e in the defensive mechanism of the body against intoxication. During the past 7 years numerous observers have established that the resistance of suprarenalectomized rats and rabbits to trauma and to injections of various poisons and toxins is markedly diminished,...

Introduction: Renal transplantation has become the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease. This involves recovering the kidney along with adequate vessel length from the donor and implanting it into the recipient anastomosing all vessels diligently. Usually “single renal artery kidneys” are preferred. However with the ever increasing waiting list of patients needing ...

A number of papers during the past few years, particularly those of Stewart and Rogoff (1), of Marine and Baumann (2), and of Loeb and his coworkers (3), have shown clearly the close relations which exist between the suprarenal glands and the metabolism of salt and water. The recent studies of Loeb are of fundamental interest since they provide for the first time a rational explanation of the m...