Author/Authors :
Li, Wen-Zhi Department of Urology - Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital - Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - China , Wan, Xiang Department of Urology - Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital - Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - China , Li, Long Department of Urology - Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital - Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - China , Xu, Bin Department of Urology - Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital - Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - China , Wang, Zhong Department of Urology - Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital - Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - China
Abstract :
We encountered 2 patients (a 33-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man) with an aldosterone-producing adenoma
(APA) and a left accessory spleen. The patients’ primary symptoms were hypertension and hypokalemia, and both
had elevated serum aldosterone levels. Preoperative computed tomography a left suprarenal retroperitoneal mass
and laparoscopic left adrenalectomy was performed in both cases. The postoperative microscopic examination
revealed splenic tissue. Both patients experienced relief of their hypertension and hypokalemia, with an uneventful
recovery.
