Primary Aldosteronism: Remission and Development of Adrenal Insufficiency after Adrenal Venography
Authors: Harris C. Taylor, Coleman R. Sachs, Emmanuel L. Bravo
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 August 1976Primary Aldosteronism: Remission and Development of Adrenal Insufficiency after Adrenal VenographyHARRIS C. TAYLOR, M.D., COLEMAN R. SACHS, M.D., EMMANUEL L. BRAVO, M.D.HARRIS C. TAYLOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, COLEMAN R. SACHS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EMMANUEL L. BRAVO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-2-207 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAdrenal venous catheterization has been used to localize the site of the adrenal tumors in patients with primary aldosteronism. Morbidity is not infrequent, however, and death in at least one patient has ensued (1). Experience has shown that occasional infarction of an adrenal tumor may be fortuitously produced, both in Cushing's syndrome and in primary aldosteronism (2). However, infarction of both adrenal glands producing adrenal insufficiency and concomitant remission of primary aldosteronism has been reported only once previously (3). We report a second such case.A 56-year-old black man was first diagnosed as hypertensive in 1959. During subsequent years, antihypertensive...References1. BAYLISEDWARDSSTORER ROF: Complications of adrenal venography. Br J Radiol 43:531-533, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. FISHERTURNERHORTON EFR: Remission of primary hyperaldosteronism after adrenal venography. N Engl J Med 285:334-336, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. EAGANPAGE RM: Adrenal insufficiency following bilateral adrenal venography. JAMA 215:115-116, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LARAGHSEALEYBRUNNER JJH: The control of aldosterone secretion in normal and hypertensive man. Am J Med 53:649-663, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HOGANMCRAESCHAMBELAN MJM: Location of aldosterone-producing adenomas with 131I-19-iodocholesterol. N Engl J Med 294:410-414, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAdrenal hemorrhage following direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy: two case reports and literature reviewEvaluation of right adrenal vein anatomy by Dyna computed tomography in patients with primary aldosteronismAdrenal Insufficiency Attributable to Adrenal Hemorrhage: Long-Term Follow-Up with Reference to Glucocorticoid and Mineralocorticoid Function and ReplacementAdrenal Vein Sampling: An OverviewPrimary HyperaldosteronismPrimary Aldosteronism: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and TreatmentEndocrine Aspects of HypertensionPRE-OPERATIVE LOCALIZATION OF ALDOSTERONE-SECRETING ADRENAL ADENOMASTherapeutic adrenal venous infarction in ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndromePreoperative Localization of Aldosterone-Producing AdenomasLocalization of Aldosterone-Producing Tumours in Primary Aldosteronism by Adrenal and Renal Vein CatheterizationEndokrine Aspekte des HochdrucksPrimary hyperaldosteronismPrimary Aldosteronism Diagnosis, Localization, and TreatmentMYRON H. WEINBERGER, M.D., CLARENCE E. GRIM, M.D., JOHN W. HOLLIFIELD, M.D., DAVID C. KEM, M.D., ARUNABHA GANGULY, M.D., NORMAN J. KRAMER, M.D., HEUN Y. YUNE, M.D., HENRY WELLMAN, M.D., JOHN P. DONOHUE, M.D. 1 August 1976Volume 85, Issue 2Page: 207-209KeywordsAdrenal glandsAdrenal tumorsCatheterizationInfarctionMorbidity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...