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Surgery of the Adrenals

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Hyperplasia or neoplasia of the adrenal cortex produces aldosterone excess (aldosteronism), hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome), virilism (adreno-genital syndrome), or a mixture of these, according to whether the cells that produce mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, or sex hormones, respectively, are in relative excess.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 55901, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Anthony J. Edis M.D.

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    Luis A. Ayala M.D.

  3. Boston University Medical Center, 720 Harrison Avenue, 02118, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard H. Egdahl M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Surgery)

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Edis, A.J., Ayala, L.A., Egdahl, R.H. (1975). Surgery of the Adrenals. In: Manual of Endocrine Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1159-2_3

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