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This book discusses contemporary features of ject, creating, therefore, a lacuna the could be diagnosis of endocrine diseases using the filled by this project. radiologic technique of percutaneous venous This book is intended to be a practical guide blood sampling for hormone assay. A compre- for vascular and interventional radiologists, in- hensive survey of the field is provided by the ternists, surgeons, endocrinologists, and other contributing authors, who have considerable physicians who care for patients with endocrine expertise in the subject. Some have published diseases. The intention is to provide a practical several articles in the literature; others have text covering anatomical data, clinical prob- extensive clinical experience. lems related to the diagnosis of the endocrine The approach to many of the endocrine dis- diseases, patient preparation for the sampling, eases has been markedly improved ~uring the blood sampling techniques, sample manipula- last two decades because of selective venous tion and storage, laboratory data, and clinical blood sampling, not only in the diagnosis of the significance of the hormone sampling and condition but especially in the precise localiza- assay. tion of the hormone-producing lesion and its clinical significance. Scattered informationbn venous blood sam- pling is available in the literature, but there is Renan Uftacker no comprehensive text dealing with the sub- Reingard Sorensen Contents Preface v Contributors xi 1 Selective Venous Sampling for the Differential Diagnosis of Female Hyperandrogenemia 1 Lathar Moltz and Reingard Sorensen Introduction ...1 Diagnostic Procedures ...2 Indications ...4 Anatomy and Anatomical Variations...

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Author:   Renan Uflacker ,  Reingard Sörensen
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.389kg
ISBN:  

9781461276883

ISBN 10:   1461276888
Pages:   183
Publication Date:   03 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Selective Venous Sampling for the Differential Diagnosis of Female Hyperandrogenemia.- Diagnostic Procedures.- Indications.- Anatomy and Anatomical Variations.- Catheterization.- Endocrinologic Results.- Clinical Results.- Conclusion.- References.- 2 Selective Venous Sampling for Adrenal Hormone Excess.- Adrenal Glands.- Diseases of the Adrenal Cortex.- Diseases of the Adrenal Medulla.- Conclusion.- References.- 3 Selective Simultaneous Bilateral Sampling from the Inferior Petrosal Sinuses.- Diagnostic Workup.- Diagnostic Problems.- Indications for Inferior Petrosal Sinus (IPS) Sampling.- Anatomy.- Catheterization.- Endocrinologic Background for IPS Catheterization.- Patients and Method.- Results.- Discussion.- Conclusion.- References.- 4 Pancreatic Venous Sampling.- Population of Pancreatic Endocrine Cells.- Distribution of Hormone-Producing Islet Cells.- The APUD Concept.- Tumors of the Endocrine Pancreas.- Localization of Islet Cell Tumors.- Ultrasound.- Computed Tomography.- Arteriography.- Intraoperative Ultrasound.- Venous Sampling.- Interpretation of Hormone Data.- Complications of the Procedure.- Clinical and Surgical Considerations.- Islet Cell Tumor Embolization.- Author’s Experience in Hyperinsulinism.- References.- 5 Pathophysiology and Detection of Renovascular Hypertension—Combination of Renal Vein Renin Sampling and Digital Subtraction Angiography.- Normal Renin Metabolism.- Renin in Pathologic States.- Detection of Renovascular Hypertension.- Radiographic Studies.- Causes of Failure to Identify Renovascular Hypertension by RVR.- Conclusion.- References.- 6 Selective Venous Sampling for Parathyroid Hormone Excess.- Clinical Features.- Anatomy/Physiology.- Diagnostic Procedures.- Treatment.- References.- 7 Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation ofEndocrine Diseases.- Adrenal and Ovarian Hormones.- Pituitary Hormones.- Pancreatic Hormones.- Parathyroid Hormone.- Renal Hormones.- References.

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