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Semin intervent Radiol 2007; 24(1): 096-099
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971196
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971196
Transcatheter Alcohol Embolization of an Aldosteronoma
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Publication Date:
27 March 2007 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Successful transcatheter arterial embolization of symptomatic adrenal aldosteronoma in a 56-year-old woman with hypertension and hypokalemia is described. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of aldosterone-producing tumors are subsequently discussed.
KEYWORDS
Aldosteronoma - embolization - ethanol
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Michael W D'AngeloM.D. M.S.
Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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