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Bilateral adrenal infarction and insufficiency associated with antiphospholipid syndrome and surgery: a case report
BackgroundAntiphospholipid syndrome causes systemic arterial and venous thromboses due to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Adrenal...
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the liver after adrenal neuroblastoma surgery: a case report
A boy aged 55 months was diagnosed with stage IV Neuroblastoma (NB) of the right adrenal gland 2 years ago. Preoperative chemotherapy was given and...
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Basal cortisol in relation to metyrapone confirmation in predicting adrenal insufficiency after pituitary surgery
PurposePituitary surgery can lead to post-surgical adrenal insufficiency with the need for glucocorticoid replacement and significant disease related...
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Simultaneous adrenal and retroperitoneal myelolipoma resected by laparoscopic surgery: a challenging case
BackgroundMyelolipoma is a benign neoplasm of the adrenal cortex, composed of fat and hematopoietic cells. Although myelolipoma is benign,...
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Prediction of adrenal insufficiency after pituitary surgery: a retrospective study using beckman access cortisol assay
PurposeIdentifying patients requiring glucocorticoid replacement therapy after pituitary surgery is challenging as the tests commonly used for the...
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Uncommon adrenal rest tumors and massive adrenal enlargement in adult with congenital adrenal hyperplasia mimicking metastasis from pleomorphic sarcoma
BackgroundCongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) encompassed a bunch of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol levels due to...
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The recovery time of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis after curative surgery in Cushing’s disease and its related factor
PurposePatients with Cushing’s disease (CD) experienced transient central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) after successful surgery. However, the reported...
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Adrenal fast-track and enhanced recovery in retroperitoneoscopic surgery for primary aldosteronism improving patient outcome and efficiency
PurposeNo data exist on perioperative strategies for enhancing recovery after posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA). Our objective was...
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Adrenal cysts: an emerging condition
Adrenal cysts are rare lesions representing approximately 1–2% of adrenal incidentalomas. The majority of these rare lesions are benign. Rarely,...
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Adrenal Vein Sampling: Does the Location of the Non-adrenal Venous Sample Matter?
PurposeAdrenal vein sampling (AVS) is used to lateralise and differentiate unilateral from bilateral aldosterone production in primary aldosteronism....
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Primary adrenal diffuse large B cell Lymphoma with Tumor thrombus in central adrenal vein: a case report and literature review
BackgroundPrimary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is a rare disease confined wholly or chiefly to extramural involvement. Tumor thrombus in the central...
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Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults
Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency (IAI) is the most common form of adrenal insufficiency in adult patients, although its overall exact prevalence...
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Anatomy and anatomical variations of adrenal veins and its application to adrenal venous sampling
PurposeOur aim was to study the anatomy of the left and right main adrenal veins (LAV and RAV) and to identify their anatomical variations in order...
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Primary adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal hemorrhage-adrenal infarction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome: case presentation and review of the literature
Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare disease which represents the end stage of a destructive process involving the adrenal cortex....
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Adrenal tumors in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms
PurposeTo study the prevalence of primary adrenal tumors and adrenal metastases in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) and describe these...
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Role of adrenal venous sampling in the differential diagnosis and treatment protocol of ACTH-independent Cushing’s syndrome with bilateral adrenal lesions
PurposeThe diagnosis and management of adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing’s syndrome (AICS) with bilateral adrenal lesions remain...
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Rare forms of genetic paediatric adrenal insufficiency: Excluding congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a severe endocrine disorder characterized by insufficient glucocorticoid (GC) and/or mineralocorticoid (MC) secretion...
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The application of dual-phase enhanced CT scan in distinguishing adrenal ganglioneuromas from adrenal lipid-poor adenomas
BackgroundThe utility of dual-phase enhanced computerized tomography (CT) scan in distinguishing adrenal ganglioneuromas from lipid-poor adenomas has...
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Left adrenal aldosteronism coexisting with left paraaortic paraganglioma presenting as bilateral adrenal and left paraaortic tumors– comprehensive adrenal evaluation aiding perfect management: a case report
BackgroundCoexistence of a catecholamine-secreting tumor and an adrenal cortical tumor is quite rare which makes both diagnosis and management...
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Clinical and Academic Impact of First Endocrine Surgery Unit on a General Surgery Department
Endocrine surgery is one of the newest subspecialties of general surgery. We have analyzed the impact of first endocrine surgery unit on a general...