A review of transplantation of adrenals for the treatment of Addison's disease in the past 15 years
- VernacularTitle:同种肾上腺移植治疗Addison病15年回顾(附九例报告)
- Author:
Tianpeng WU
;
Xiaobing ZHANG
;
Fan CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adrenal glands;
Transplantation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
2003;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the long-term therapeutic effectiveness of transplantation of adrenals for the treatment of Addison's disease in the past 15 years. Methods Nine cases subject to adrenal transplantation were followed up for a long-term and the outcome after 15 years was evaluated. Results Seven cases of graft adrenal survived. In 6 patients, urine 17-OHCS, urine 17-KS and serum cortisol were normal. The remaining two grafts out of the 9 cases didn't survive and they had abnormal levels of urine 17-OHCS, urine 17-KS and serum cortisol. Conclusion The transplantation of adrenals for the treatment of Addison's disease had a good long-term effectiveness.
