Acute bilateral suprarenal haemorrhage after infection has come to be recognized as a clinical entity only in the past fifty years. The first report on the subject was published in 1894 by Voelcker, who described the pathology ofa case. This was followed, in 1898, by reports on one case each by Batten, Andrewes, and Garrod and Drysdale. The first review of the clinical findings as seen in five ...

A 63-year-old female suffered from pain over left upper quadrant of abdomen. Ultrasound examinations disclosed a heterogeneous echogenic lesion measuring 6x6 cm, at the upper pole of the left kidney. Non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a left suprarenal tumor with low attenuation but peripheral enhancement of this lesion was shown after administration of contrast medium. Magneti...

A 63-year-old man was admitted to the ward of Internal Medicine Department due to an incidentally found right retroperitoneal tumor under abdominal sonography without any specific discomforts. After further laboratory biochemical investigation and abdominal computed tomography, a right suprarenal mass with fat component density and 7.1×6.6 cm in size was detected. So he was transferred to Urolo...

We report a case of 50 years old male with neurofibromatosis complaining of recurrent attacks of right loin pain. Clinically , the patient was normotensive , his body was full of neurofibromas with cafe au lait patches (Fig. 1, 2 & 3). Catecholamine in urine was markedly elevated. No other endocrinological abnormality depicted. CT scan abdomen revealed presence of right adrenal mass 5.9X5.9 cm ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the surgical feasibility of laparoscopic adrenalectomy and what laparoscopy offers for the surgeon and the patient. PATIENTS AND METHODS From March 1996 to June 2004, 43 transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed for various pathological states. Functioning adrenal masses and solid masses>5 cm were the most common indications. The mean size of the masses o...

Introduction The connection between suprarenal function and allergic diseases has been the subject of some investigation. In 1922, Kenipow found that anaphylactic reactions were increased in guinea pigs whose suprarenal glands had been partially removed. Later Eriksson-Lihr et al.°found that the daily excretion of the 17-ketosteroids was decreased in allergic dis eases; these observations were...