Korean J Anesthesiol.  1989 Aug;22(4):559-562. 10.4097/kjae.1989.22.4.559.

Anesthetic Experience of Adrenalectomy with Primary Aldosteronism - Report of two cases

• Chung IH
• Choi YW
• Sung CH
• Kim SR
• Chung DS

• KMID: 2239431
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1989.22.4.559

Abstract

Primary aldosteronism is a clinical syndrome manifested by hypertension, hypokalemia and hyporeninemia in which autonomous secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal gland increased. Primary aldosteronism caused by aldosterone-producing adenoma is a surgically treatable conditon. For the first case, operation was performed on a 34 year old woman with this condition, under general anesthesia with N2O-O2-Fentanyl. And the other case was 37 year old man Those patients recovered uneventfully.

Keyword

Primary aldosteronism; General anesthesia

MeSH Terms

Adenoma
Adrenal Glands
Adrenalectomy*
Adult
Aldosterone
Anesthesia, General
Female
Humans
Hyperaldosteronism*
Hypertension
Hypokalemia
Aldosterone