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ea0028p55 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2012

Role of adrenal vein sampling in primary hyperaldosteronism: our experience

Mirshekar-Syahkal Negar , Srinivas Vidya , Gorick Sondra , Burgess Neil , Girling Simon , Myint Khin Swe

Background: In primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA), CT is the sensitive imaging to visualise adrenal adenoma. However, because of the high incidence of adrenal incidentalomas, adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is frequently required to indentify unilateral (UD) or bilateral (BD) disease. AVS can be technically difficult and result can be operator dependant.Method: We retrospectively reviewed the last 14 cases of AVS performed in our hospital. The criterion of U...