Mr. Lu was a thin man with a healthy lifestyle and diet, but his blood pressure was always high. After visiting The Department of Nephrology at Kuang Tien General Hospital, Dr. Wang, the attending physician, found that his long-term poorly controlled hypertension was caused by an adrenal tumor.

After undergoing a laparoscopic operation to remove the tumor, Mr. Lu’s blood pressure immediately became lower and he no longer felt weak in the lower limbs.

Dr. Wang recommends that those who suffer from hypertension, or high pressure, at a young age or symptoms combined with Hypokalemia, should seek out examinations to check whether there are any adrenal tumor problems. By doing so, they can control their blood pressure properly and prevent from the hypertension that causes more severe side effects on the heart, kidney and brain.