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adrenalectomy

Indications: - adrenal neoplasm Procedure: - removal of one or both adrenal glands Management: - postoperative hydrocortisone for Cushing's syndrome due to cortisol-secreting adrenal adenoma - postoperative mitotane for adrenal cortical carcinoma

General

general surgery abdominal surgery surgical resection (excision)

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Di Dalmazi G, Berr CM, Fassnacht M et al Adrenal function after adrenalectomy for subclinical hypercortisolism and Cushing's syndrome: a systematic review of the literature. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Aug;99(8):2637-45. Review. PMID: 24878052
  3. Cleveland Clinic: Adrenalectomy http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/adrenalectomy/urology_overview.aspx
  4. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015