Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Management of Adrenal Pathology, An Issue of Urologic Clinics of North America (PDF)

by Ristau MD, MHA, Benjamin T. (ed.), Alexander Kutikov MD (ed.)

In this issue of Urologic Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Benjamin T. Ristau and Alexander Kutikov bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Comprehensive Medical and Surgical Management of Adrenal Pathology. Top experts provide coverage of adrenal physiology and pathophysiology, with specific attention paid to challenging medical management issues such as how to handle adrenal incidentalomas in urologic practice, nuances of adrenal metabolic workup, technical challenges and techniques for adrenal venous sampling, and surgical techniques. In addition, the issue will feature a patient perspective on living with pheochromocyoma and opportunities for advocacy.- adrenal anatomy and physiology; adrenal androgens: hypersecretion and blockade; nuances of adrenal metabolic workup; rare adrenal tumors and adrenal metastasis; living with pheochromocytoma: a patient’s perspective; and much more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on comprehensive medical and surgical management of adrenal pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews