Jessica W Thiesmeyer, Timothy M Ullmann, Alexia T Stamatiou, Jessica Limberg, Dessislava Stefanova, Toni Beninato, Brendan M Finnerty, Timothée Vignaud, Julie Leclerc, Thomas J Fahey, Laurent Brunaud, Eric Mirallie, Rasa Zarnegar
Importance: Adrenal venous sampling is recommended prior to adrenalectomy for all patients with hyperaldosteronism; however, cross-sectional imaging resolution continues to improve, while the procedure remains invasive and technically difficult. Therefore, certain patients may benefit from advancing straight to surgery. Objective: To determine whether clinical and biochemical resolution varied for patients with primary aldosteronism with unilateral adenomas who underwent adrenal venous sampling vs those who proceeded to surgery based on imaging alone...
February 1, 2021: JAMA Surgery