Once the diagnosis of hypertension is established, secondary forms should be considered. Especially hormonally active adrenal tumors may allow specific treatment. For primary hyperaldosteronism plasma...
In the recent years there has been increasing interest in the effects of oral hypoglycemic drugs on the cardiovascular system. This has arisen because of recognitions that thiazolidine-diones, peroxis...
BACKGROUND: Hirsutism or virilization in postmenopausal women may be due to increased testosterone levels caused by an androgen-secreting tumor. The preoperative localization of small ovarian or adren...
BACKGROUND: The posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy is less popular than the laparoscopic transabdominal method. Due to the direct approach to the adrenal glands, however, the posterior retro...
In patients with an adrenal mass, hormonally active tumors including pheochromocytomas as well as aldosterone- and cortisol-secreting adenomas need to be considered. Several studies have demonstrated ...
Because of extensive intraoperative catecholamine release, extreme vascularization, and demanding localization, laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic excision of pheochromocytomas and retroperitoneal ...
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic excisions of pheochromocytomas and retroperitoneal paragangliomas are challenging surgical procedures because of extensive intraoperative catecholamin...