title: [A brief history of adrenal gland surgery].
abstract: The adrenal gland surgery, an important part of the surgery, has a history of more than 100 years. This paper reviewed its history from three aspects, viz. the physiological function of adrenal gland, expecting to shed light on the study and perfection for adrenal gland surgery in China.
authors.affiliation: The People's Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060.
authors.forename: Sixing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Linglong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands; D002681:China; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century