Unilateral nodular adrenal hyperplasia: Case series
| Autor: | Mohamed Adel Atta, Ahmed Kotb |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Adrenal hyperplasia Urology medicine.medical_treatment lcsh:RC870-923 Unilateral disease 03 medical and health sciences Cushing syndrome 0302 clinical medicine Hyperaldosteronism Medicine Adrenalectomy Hypertension Pathological Adrenocortical hyperplasia Laparoscopic adrenalectomy business.industry Hyperplasia lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology medicine.disease 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Urology; Vol 22, No 3 (2016); 175-177 African Journal of Urology; Vol 22, No 2 (2016); 175-177 African Journal of Urology, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 175-177 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1110-5704 |
| Popis: | Introduction : Nodular adrenal hyperplasia is one of rare causes of adrenocortical hyperplasia. The disease usually presents bilaterally. Few publications discussed the possibility of unilateral disease, in association with hyperaldosteronism or Cushing syndrome. Case series : We are reporting 3 cases of radiologically evident unilateral adrenal hyperplasia. Two cases were diagnosed as having hyperaldosteronism and one case as having Cushing syndrome. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was done for all the cases. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of nodular hyperplasia. Excellent outcomes were achieved post-surgery. Conclusion : Unilateral nodular hyperplasia is an existent pathology affecting our patients with hyperaldosteronism and Cushing syndrome. The disease may not be rare but actually overlooked as the nodular hyperplasia may be |
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