Metabolic alkalosis surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Marufa Marium, M.B.B.S[2]

The mainstay of treatment for metabolic alkalosis is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either pyloric stenosis), Zollinger-ellison syndrome,Villous adenoma, Conn syndrome or adrenL adenoma/ hyperplasia /carcinoma, Reno vascular hypertension, juxtaglomerular cell(renin producing) tumor, renal cell carcinoma, hemangiopericytoma, nephroblastoma.

• The mainstay of treatment for metabolic alkalosis is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
  • pyloric stenosis)
  • Zollinger-ellison syndrome
  • Villous adenoma
  • Conn syndrome oradrenal adenoma/hyperplasia/carcinoma
  • Reno vascular hypertension
  • juxtaglomerular cell(renin producing) tumor
  • renal cell carcinoma
  • hemangiopericytoma
  • nephroblastoma

• The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of above malignancy at diagnosis.

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