NP-59 test for preoperative localization of primary hyperaldosteronism.
Marcello Di MartinoIñigo García SanzJose Luis Muñoz de NovaCristina Marín CamposMiguel Martínez MartínLuis Domínguez GadeaPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2017)
Nuclear medicine tests represent a useful tool in the preoperative localisation of primary hyperaldosteronism with a high sensitivity and positive predictive value. In patients with contraindications to adrenal venous sampling like contrast allergies, or when it is inconclusive, scintigraphy can represent a useful and non-invasive alternative.