ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ADRENAL DISEASES
- VernacularTitle:提高对肾上腺疾病的认识
- Author:
Juming LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
adrenal gland;
incidentaloma;
aldosteronism;
plasma ACTH
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1983;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Adrenal gland is an important endocrine organ. A variety of diseases may develop in this gland. Due to the development of new methods of biochemical and imaging techniques in the diagnosis of adrenal gland, as well as the number of patients operated on for adrenal diseases was increased, the understanding of adrenal gland diseases has been enhanced. Adrenal incidentaloma is common. Chronic vascular complications are often seen in primary aldosteronism. The plasma ACTH level measurement is important for diagnosis and differential diagnosis of adrenal cortical diseases.
