Search PubMed⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search PubMed

Results for “ADRENALECTOMY”

Search indexed PubMed citations on genomics, clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health. Explore titles, authors and supplied subject terms, then open the PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 1,693 records · Page 94Linked to original sources
PubMed1983

Effect of adrenalectomy on the regulation of the secretion of gonadotrophins and prolactin in the lactating rat.

The suckling stimulus exerts an inhibitory action on the release of gonadotrophins during lactation. The possible involvement of the adrenal glands in this process was examined by studying the plasma levels of gonadotrophins in lactating rats ovariectomized on the day after parturition. It appeared that the suppression, throughout suckling, of the rise in levels of gonadotrophins in blood after ovariectomy occurred to the same extent in adrenalectomized and in sham-operated animals. It thus seems unlikely that adrenocortical hormones, albeit secreted in larger quantities during lactation, exert an inhibitory effect on the release of gonadotrophins. Adrenalectomy had a marked effect on the plasma concentrations of prolactin during the second half of lactation. Whereas plasma concentrations of prolactin in the first half of lactation were similar in adrenalectomized and sham-operated rats, the concentrations in adrenalectomized rats did not undergo the reduction found in sham-operated rats. Adrenal hormones may thus be involved in the reduction of blood levels of prolactin observed in rats and in other mammals as lactation progresses.

Adrenal Glands↗
PubMed1990

Hemodynamic Responses to ECT After Bilateral Adrenalectomy.

The case of an elderly woman who underwent successful electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) following bilateral adrenalectomy is presented. In contrast to previous animal and human studies, sharp rises in heart rate and blood pressure were observed immediately post seizure, despite pretreatment with nifedipine. These findings indicate that the hemodynamic changes typical of ECT are not necessarily dependent upon increases in circulating epinephrine, and they confirm previous assertions that the therapeutic effect of ECT is not dependent upon intact adrenal function.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2000

Endoscopic Adrenalectomy Using Ultrasonic Cutting and Coagulating.

Endoscopic adrenalectomy, since its initial description in 1992 by Gagner et al. in Canada and by Higashaihara in Japan has emerged as the standard of care in the treatment of patients with benign adrenal neoplasms. It has been shown to be as effective as open surgery in treating adrenal pathology, with improvements in pain, cosmesis and duration of hospitalization.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1978

Effect of starvation, alloxan diabetes and adrenalectomy on Na+ K+-ATPase of the mucosa of the small intestine of rat.

The dietary stress conditions such as starvation influenced Na+K+-ATPase activity which increased steadily above normal fed levels between the starvation periods of 24--48 hr. Also, an increased enzyme level was observed in alloxan diabetic rats and administration of insulin to diabetic rats led to a tendency towards a lowering of Na+K+-ATPase. Adrenalectomy brought about a lowering of Na+K+-ATPase activity from those of normals while the administration of hydrocortisone induced an enhancement. The results indicate that both starvation and diabetic conditions might cause a stress-like activation of adrenal cortex resulting in increased levels of glucocorticoids which in turn activate the intestinal Na+K+-ATPase activity.

Animals↗
PubMed1995

[Dorsal retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy--a new surgical technique].

For the first time the surgical technique of right and left adrenalectomy by a posterior percutaneous retroperitoneoscopic access is described. The adrenal gland is mobilized after creation of a pneumoretroperitoneum and insertion of 3-4 trocars beneath the 12th rip. Indications for this new method are small, benign adrenal tumours or adrenocortical hyperplasias. By this method, the potential advantages of a posterior approach and minimally-invasive surgery are combined. This surgical technique might become a major advancement in adrenal surgery.

Adrenal Cortex↗