adrenalectomy
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Indications
Procedure
- removal of one or both adrenal glands
Management
- postoperative hydrocortisone for Cushing's syndrome due to cortisol-secreting adrenal adenoma
- postoperative mitotane for adrenal cortical carcinoma
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Di Dalmazi G, Berr CM, Fassnacht M et al Adrenal function after adrenalectomy for subclinical hypercortisolism and Cushing's syndrome: a systematic review of the literature. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Aug;99(8):2637-45. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24878052
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: Adrenalectomy http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/adrenalectomy/urology_overview.aspx
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015