Primary aldosteronism is one of the most common types of secondary endocrine hypertension. Treatment with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists is recommended for bilateral idiopathic hyperaldosteronism (IHA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of esaxerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid...
Very rare tumors (VRTs) comprise a wide range of histologies in children and adolescents. They each have an annual incidence less than two of 1,000,000, but together they constitute 11% of all cancers in patients aged 0–14 years. VRTs are usually divided into two groups: the first includes...
Anal and perineal pain from malignant tumor invasion is often difficult to control with NSAIDs or opioids, significantly impacting patients’ quality of life [1, 2]. Continuous sacral epidural ethanol infusion involves placing a catheter in the sacral epidural space to continuously administer anhydrous...
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a disorder in which the kidneys fail to maintain the body’s acid–base balance due to dysfunctions in the renal tubules that affect either acid excretion or bicarbonate reabsorption. RTA is classified into three primary types: distal RTA (type 1), characterized...