title: Adrenal ablation by retrograde venous ethanol injection: an ineffective and dangerous procedure.
abstract: Venous injection of ethanol was used to ablate the left adrenal gland in nine monkeys. Severe hypertension and tachycardia occurred in all animals not pretreated with alpha- or beta-adrenergic blockers. On postmortem examination the left adrenal glands were reduced in size but still retained some normal tissue. This procedure, while technically simple, is neither effective nor safe.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply*; D000818:Animals; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D010690:Phlebography
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D000431:Ethanol