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ea0013p210 | AMEND Young Investigator's Award | SFEBES2007

Routine preoperative venous sampling is not necessary in aldosterone producing adenoma (Conn’s syndrome)

Srikugan Lanitha , Thomas Stephen M , Powrie Jake K , Howard Jonathan , Brackenridge Anna , Carroll Paul V

Controversy exists as to the role of adrenal venous sampling in the assessment of primary aldosteronism (PA). There is no consensus as to how best to define successful outcome post resection of aldosterone producing adenoma (APA). We performed a retrospective analysis of the outcome of patients following unilateral adrenalectomy without pre-operative venous sampling. The study included 14 patients (9 males; mean age 47 yrs (r: 38–59 yrs) with PA and CT identified u...