Surgical management of adrenal disease
Redmond, H.P.; Wilson, I.A.; Broe, P.J.; Browne, H.J.; Bouchier-Hayes, D.
Irish Medical Journal 82(1): 26-27
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102 PMID: 2753670 Document Number: 326793
This study reviews the surgical management of adrenal disease over a 23 year period in a Dublin teaching hospital. Nineteen patients were diagnosed as having either Medullary or Cortical disease. Ultrasound and CAT Scan proved highly accurate in pre-operative tumour localisation. This analysis highlights the atypical presentation of phaeochromocytoma, the accuracy of Ultrasound and CAT Scan in tumour localisation and the importance of peri-operative monitoring.