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ea0056p122 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2018

Careful selection of patients with primary aldosteronism using combination of age, serum potassium and CT adrenal glands can avoid the need for adrenal venous sampling prior to adrenalectomy.

Ann Yun , Chin , Swee Du Soon

Introduction: Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is considered the reference standard to select patients with unilateral aldosterone producing adenoma for adrenalectomy. Recent studies debated the “mandatory” need for AVS before adrenalectomy. We report our experience from a tertiary hospital in Asia on the treatment outcomes of patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) who underwent adrenalectomy without AVS compared to those who had successful AVS....