Standardized diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism from a surgeon's perspective
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6702.2019.04.004
- VernacularTitle:从外科角度探讨原发性醛固酮增多症的规范化诊疗
- Author:
Liang ZHOU
1
;
Yuchun ZHU
;
Qiang WEI
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西医院泌尿外科泌尿外科研究所
- Keywords:
Primary aldosteronism;
Adrenal gland;
Hypertension
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
2019;40(4):253-256
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a subtype of adrenal diseases in urological department,which is the most common cause of secondary hypertension.In recent years,great improvements and achievements have been made in the field of diagnosis and treatment of adrenal hypertension in China,however,there are some insufficiencies in the process of screening,diagnosis,function diagnosis and treatment.Because of the disease complexity and different levels of health care among China,it's necessary for urological doctors to learn about the standarization of diagnosis and treatment of PA.This review gives emphasize on the common problems during the process of diagnosis and treatment of PA.We highlight the principle in standarization of diagnosis and treatment of PA by discussing epidemiology,screening,multidisciplinary team building,adrenal venous sampling and treatment strategy,hoping to improve clinical practice of adrenal hypertension in China.
