title: Adrenal venous sampling is absolutely requisite for definitively diagnosing primary aldosteronism as well as for detecting laterality of the adrenal lesion.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omura
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone