Transcatheter alcohol embolization of an aldosteronoma

Semin Intervent Radiol. 2007 Mar;24(1):96-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-971196.

Abstract

Successful transcatheter arterial embolization of symptomatic adrenal aldosteronoma in a 56-year-old woman with hypertension and hypokalemia is described. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of aldosterone-producing tumors are subsequently discussed.

Keywords: Aldosteronoma; embolization; ethanol.