[Primary hyperaldosteronism caused by monolateral adrenal hyperplasia].
We have reported two patients with unilateral adrenal hyperplasia as a rare cause of primary aldosteronism, and discussed the literature on this subject. When diagnosed by NMR-CT imaging and selective sampling from adrenal veins, the treatment of this disorder appears to be surgical. Whether its pathogenesis is related to the more common varieties of primary aldosteronism is open to speculation according to metabolic findings.
Angelini
L
L
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, IV Clinica Chirurgica.
Bezzi
M
M
Chiarot
M
M
Coppola
M
M
Eleuteri
E
E
Martone
N
N
Ferri
C
C
Carlomagno
A
A
Balsano
F
F
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000209:etiology*; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged