Hiperaldosteronismo primario por hiperplasia suprarrenal unilateral con resolución quirúrgica / Primary hyperaldosteronism due to unilateral adrenal hyperplasia with surgical resolution

La hiperplasia suprarrenal unilateral es una causa rara de hiperaldosteronismo primario (sobre un 3%) que tiene tratamiento quirúrgico. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 50 años con hipertensión arterial refractaria en tratamiento con 7 fármacos con hiperaldosteronismo primario por hiperplasia suprarrenal unilateral, que tras suprarrenalectomía izquierda presenta curación sin necesidad de ningún fármaco antihipertensivo tras 2 años desde la cirugía. La hiperplasia suprarrenal unilateral es una entidad diferente y no es una variante asimétrica de la hiperplasia bilateral. En el estudio de pacientes con hiperaldosteronismo primario y pruebas de imagen sin presencia de adenoma suprarrenal, es un diagnóstico que hay que considerar antes de catalogar a los pacientes con hiperplasia suprarrenal bilateral y de iniciar tratamiento médico, ya que la hiperplasia unilateral tendría resolución quirúrgica

Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is a rare cause of primary hyperaldosteronism (around a 3%) that has surgical treatment. A case of a patient with hypertension resistant to conventional therapy in treatment with 7 drugs who presented with primary hyperaldosteronism due to unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is presented. A left adrenalectomy was performed, and the patient had a good clinical response, with no need of any drug after 2 years of surgery. Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is a different entity and it is not an asymmetric variant of the bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. In the study of patients with primary hyperaldosteronism and imaging tests with absence of adenoma is a diagnosis that must be considered before cataloguing patients with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia and start a medical treatment, because unilateral adrenal hyperplasia would have a surgical resolution

[Primary hyperaldosteronism due to unilateral adrenal hyperplasia with surgical resolution]. / Hiperaldosteronismo primario por hiperplasia suprarrenal unilateral con resolución quirúrgica.

Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is a rare cause of primary hyperaldosteronism (around a 3%) that has surgical treatment. A case of a patient with hypertension resistant to conventional therapy in treatment with 7 drugs who presented with primary hyperaldosteronism due to unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is presented. A left adrenalectomy was performed, and the patient had a good clinical response, with no need of any drug after 2 years of surgery. Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia is a different entity and it is not an asymmetric variant of the bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. In the study of patients with primary hyperaldosteronism and imaging tests with absence of adenoma is a diagnosis that must be considered before cataloguing patients with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia and start a medical treatment, because unilateral adrenal hyperplasia would have a surgical resolution.

Síndrome de «dumping» en pediatría / Gastric dumping syndrome in pediatrics

El síndrome de dumping (SD) es un conjunto de síntomas gastrointestinales y vasomotores que se produce como consecuencia de la cirugía gástrica. En pediatría se ha descrito fundamentalmente tras la cirugía antirreflujo. El diagnóstico es clínico, pero la sobrecarga oral de glucosa puede ser de utilidad si existen dudas. Se presentan los casos de 8 pacientes afectados de SD, 6 varones y 2 mujeres, con edades comprendidas entre 13 meses y 9 años en el momento del diagnóstico. Cuatro pacientes tenían como enfermedad de base una atresia de esófago intervenida, 2 un reflujo gastroesofágico, 1 una hernia diafragmática congénita y 1 un tumor gástrico. Todos fueron sometidos previamente a algún tipo de cirugía gástrica. En 7 de ellos se realizó una funduplicatura, y en 4 una piloroplastia. Todos los pacientes tenían clínica de SD temprano, y 6 asociaban clínica de SD tardío. En todos ellos se realizó una sobrecarga oral de glucosa, que confirmó el diagnóstico. El tratamiento dietético fue efectivo en 7 pacientes, y 1 paciente precisó además tratamiento con acarbosa. El tratamiento dietético es efectivo en la mayoría de los pacientes con SD (AU)

Dumping syndrome (DS) is a condition where gastrointestinal and vasomotor symptoms happen as a consequence of gastric surgery. In pediatrics it has been described primarily after anti-reflux surgery. The diagnosis is clinical, but the oral glucose tolerance test can be useful if there are doubts. We present the cases of 8 patients with DS, 6 men and 2 women, aged between 13 months and 9 years old. Four patients had atresia of esophagus, 2 gastroesophageal reflux disease, 1 patient a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and 1 a gastric tumor. All were treated with gastric surgery. In 7 of them fundoplication was performed, and in 4 piloroplastia. All patients had early dumping, and 6 had late dumping. In all patients oral glucose tolerance test confirmed the diagnosis. Dietary treatment was effective in 7 patients; 1 patient also required treatment with acarbose. Dietary treatment is effective in most patients with DS (AU)

Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thyroid in a woman with autoimmune thyroiditis / / Linfoma Hodgkin de tiroides en una mujer con tiroiditis autoinmune

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