A review of transplantation of adrenals for the treatment of Addison's disease in the past 15 years / 中华器官移植杂志
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
;
(12)2003.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-538703
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the long-term therapeutic effectiveness of transplantation of adrenals for the treatment of Addison's disease in the past 15 years. Methods Nine cases subject to adrenal transplantation were followed up for a long-term and the outcome after 15 years was evaluated. Results Seven cases of graft adrenal survived. In 6 patients, urine 17-OHCS, urine 17-KS and serum cortisol were normal. The remaining two grafts out of the 9 cases didn't survive and they had abnormal levels of urine 17-OHCS, urine 17-KS and serum cortisol. Conclusion The transplantation of adrenals for the treatment of Addison's disease had a good long-term effectiveness.
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Chino
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Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
Año:
2003
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