Aspects of treatment at the Zhejiang Medical College, China. Pedicle auto-transplantation of the adrenal gland in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome.
Cushing's syndrome due to hyperplasia of the adrenal cortex can be treated by total adrenalectomy with one of the adrenal glands transplanted with a vascular pedicle to an easily accessible site. If the symptoms persist or recur after the operation, superfluous transplanted gland can be partially resected under local anaesthesia.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000637:transplantation*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods