RT Book, Section
A1 Amara, Shamly Dhiman
A1 Inabnet, William B.
A2 Morita, Shane Y.
A2 Dackiw, Alan P. B.
A2 Zeiger, Martha A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6163181
T1 Chapter 13. Hyperaldosteronism
T2 McGraw-Hill Manual: Endocrine Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160645-5
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6163181
RD 2024/04/25
AB Hyperaldosteronism  is  caused  by  the  hypersecretion  of  the  hormone  aldosterone  by  the  adrenal  cortex,  leading  to  the  clinical  syndrome  of  hypertension  and  hypokalemia.  This  syndrome  was  originally  described  by  Conn  in  1955  and  thus  is  often  referred  to  as  Conn's  syndrome.1  In  approximately  50%  to  60%  of  cases,  hyperaldosteronism  is  caused  by  a  solitary  adrenal  nodule  or  "aldosteronoma."  The  remainder  of  cases  (~30%  to  40%)  are  caused  by  bilateral  adrenal  hyperplasia.2  Unilateral  adrenal  hyperplasia  and  aldosterone-producing  ovarian  tumor  may  also  cause  hyperaldosteronism.