Síndrome de conn causada por adenoma de adrenal-tratamento por videolaparoscopia
The authors present a case-report a 43 years old, female patient presenting with an eight-year history of hypertension caused by an adrenal adenoma. Hypokalemia and supressed plasma renina confirmed the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a right adrena...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UnB |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unb.br:10482/26013 |
| Online Access: | http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/26013 https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-69912003000600013 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Hiperaldosteronismo Adenoma Glândulas adrenais Laparoscoy Adrenalectomia |
| Summary: | The authors present a case-report a 43 years old, female patient presenting with an eight-year history of hypertension caused by an adrenal adenoma. Hypokalemia and supressed plasma renina confirmed the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a right adrenal mass. The patient was successfully treated laparoscopically. The histopathological diagnosis was adenoma. The patient had normal blood pressure within three months. |
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