Timothee Vignaud, Gregory Baud, Claire Nominé-Criqui, Gianluca Donatini, Nicolas Santucci, Antoine Hamy, Jean-Christophe Lifante, Laure Maillard, Muriel Mathonnet, Nathalie Chereau, François Pattou, Robert Caiazzo, Christophe Tresallet, Paulina Kuczma, Fabrice Ménégaux, Delphine Drui, Sébastien Gaujoux, Laurent Brunaud, Eric Mirallié
OBJECTIVE: Describe the diagnostic work-up and postoperative results for patients treated by adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism in France from 2010 to 2020. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the underlying cause of hypertension in 6-18% patients. French and international guidelines recommend CT-scan and adrenal vein sampling as part of diagnostic work-up to distinguish unilateral PA amenable to surgical treatment, from bilateral PA that will require lifelong antialdosterone treatment...
July 21, 2023: Annals of Surgery