ea0086p153 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2022
Argentesi Giulia
, Wu Xilin
, Goodchild Emily
, Laycock Kate
, Ney Alexander
, Senanayake Russell
, MacFarlane James
, Goodchild George
, Wilson Patrick
, Godfrey Ed
, Gurnell Mark
, Cheow Heok
, P Pereira Stephen
, M Drake William
, J Brown Morris
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the potentially curable cause of high-risk hypertension in 5-10% of unselected patients. Diagnosis and lateralisation of PA is challenging and complex. Outcomes post total adrenalectomy, the standard treatment for unilateral aldosterone producing adenomas (APAs), are variable. Between 30-60% are cured (1), but prediction of outcome is unreliable, and some patients are reluctant to have abdominal surgery to remove a whole adrenal gland. Endoscopic ...