TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Adrenals A1 - Duh, Quan-Yang A1 - Liu, Chienying A1 - Tyrrell, J. Blake A2 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2015 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e AB - Operations on the adrenal glands are performed for primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, hypercortisolism (Cushing disease or Cushing syndrome), and adrenocortical carcinoma. These conditions are usually characterized by hypersecretion of one or more of the adrenal hormones. Less commonly, surgery may also be performed for nonfunctioning tumors or metastases. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/17 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105491832 ER -