Primary hyperaldosteronism as a reason of malignant, resistant hypertension in forty-years old women, treated by laparoscopic resection of adrenal tumor

Kinga Belowska-Bień; Wojciech Kucharski; Andrzej Szuba; Ryszard Andrzejak

Vol 10, No 5 (2006)

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Published online: 2006-09-13

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Primary hyperaldosteronism as a reason of malignant, resistant hypertension in forty-years old women, treated by laparoscopic resection of adrenal tumor

Kinga Belowska-Bień, Wojciech Kucharski, Andrzej Szuba, Ryszard Andrzejak

Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2006;10(5):403-405.

Vol 10, No 5 (2006)

Prace oryginalne

Published online: 2006-09-13

Abstract

Primary hyperaldosteronism is one of the rarest causes of secondary hypertension. Idiopathic bilateral adrenal hyperplasia and aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma are the leading causes of primary hyperaldosteronism. In this article the case of a 40-year-old woman, suffering for few months from pharmacologically resistant hypertension, is reported. The diagnostic process revealed an adrenal adenoma. If lateralization is confirmed, the unilateral adrenalectomy is the best therapeutic option, leading to a significant reduction of blood pressure and even to normotension.

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hypertension; primary hyperaldosteronism; adrenal adenoma

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Primary hyperaldosteronism as a reason of malignant, resistant hypertension in forty-years old women, treated by laparoscopic resection of adrenal tumor

Journal

Arterial Hypertension

Issue

Vol 10, No 5 (2006)

Article type

Original paper

Pages

403-405

Published online

2006-09-13

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Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2006;10(5):403-405.

Keywords

hypertension
primary hyperaldosteronism
adrenal adenoma

Authors

Kinga Belowska-Bień
Wojciech Kucharski
Andrzej Szuba
Ryszard Andrzejak