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Surgical Treatment of Unilateral Excessive Aldosterone Production

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Adrenal surgery today is safe and if performed laparoscopically or retroperitoneoscopically comparably easy for the patient with short hospital stays. Larger lesions suspected for being malignant should preferably be operated with an open technique. The outcome is usually excellent, with no needs for potassium replacement and reduction in the number of hypertensive drugs, as well as usual normalization of blood pressure. Also cases with nodular hyperplasia may be operated if lateralization of aldosterone excess is found.

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  1. Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Akademiska sjukhuset ing 70 1 tr, Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden

    Peter Stålberg M.D., Ph.D. & Per Hellman M.D., Ph.D.

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Stålberg, P., Hellman, P. (2014). Surgical Treatment of Unilateral Excessive Aldosterone Production. In: Hellman, P. (eds) Primary Aldosteronism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0509-6_15

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