Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Adrenal vein sampling is often touted as a “gold standard” method to select patients for the surgical ...

Among patients with primary aldosteronism undergoing adrenal vein sampling, the administration of adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH, before the procedure reduced the incidence of apparent bilateral ...

Preparation of patients with iodine contrast media (ICM) allergy who require adrenal vein sampling (AVS) to establish source of aldosterone excess of their confirmed primary aldosteronism (PA) is ...

For patients with primary hyperaldosteronism, AVS is sometimes essential in identifying whether excess aldosterone production originates from one or both adrenal glands. This precision allows doctors ...

EVEN when the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism is obvious before operation, there is no way to localize the adenoma. Preoperative demonstration of the tumor radiographically, as by retroperitoneal ...

In addition to the lateralization index, the presence of adrenal nodules and contralateral suppression improved diagnostic accuracy of surgically curable aldosteronism. Consideration of contralateral ...