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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
; 30(6): 483-485, nov.-dez. 2003. ilus
Artigo
em Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-513516
RESUMO
The authors present a case-report a 43 years old, female patient presenting with an eight-year history of hypertension caused by an adrenal adenoma. Hypokalemia and supressed plasma renina confirmed the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a right adrenal mass. The patient was successfully treated laparoscopically. The histopathological diagnosis was adenoma. The patient had normal blood pressure within three months.