Prospective randomised trial comparing thermal ablation With laparoscopic Adrenalectomy as an alternatiVE treatment for unilateral asymmetric primary aldosteronism: a protocol for the WAVE trial.

Laycock K, Kearney J, Lee YN, Macfarlane J, Goodchild E, Ng E, Pineau Mitchell A, Wu X, Htut Z, Goodchild G, Lowe D, Hilliard N, Godfrey E, Qazi N, Bastos J, Chua A, Mahroof R, Palma A, Khatun A, Varsani C, Benu D, Pereira SP, Krishnamurthy M, Cheow H, Chung TT, Carroll P, O'Toole S, Wernig F, Gurnell M, Brown M, Drake WM

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111798
Published: 2026 Mar 26
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111798,
  title = {Prospective randomised trial comparing thermal ablation With laparoscopic Adrenalectomy as an alternatiVE treatment for unilateral asymmetric primary aldosteronism: a protocol for the WAVE trial.},
  author = {Laycock K and Kearney J and Lee YN and Macfarlane J and Goodchild E and Ng E and Pineau Mitchell A and Wu X and Htut Z and Goodchild G and Lowe D and Hilliard N and Godfrey E and Qazi N and Bastos J and Chua A and Mahroof R and Palma A and Khatun A and Varsani C and Benu D and Pereira SP and Krishnamurthy M and Cheow H and Chung TT and Carroll P and O'Toole S and Wernig F and Gurnell M and Brown M and Drake WM},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111798},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111798}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prospective randomised trial comparing thermal ablation With laparoscopic Adrenalectomy as an alternatiVE treatment for unilateral asymmetric primary aldosteronism: a protocol for the WAVE trial.
AU  - Laycock K
AU  - Kearney J
AU  - Lee YN
AU  - Macfarlane J
AU  - Goodchild E
AU  - Ng E
AU  - Pineau Mitchell A
AU  - Wu X
AU  - Htut Z
AU  - Goodchild G
AU  - Lowe D
AU  - Hilliard N
AU  - Godfrey E
AU  - Qazi N
AU  - Bastos J
AU  - Chua A
AU  - Mahroof R
AU  - Palma A
AU  - Khatun A
AU  - Varsani C
AU  - Benu D
AU  - Pereira SP
AU  - Krishnamurthy M
AU  - Cheow H
AU  - Chung TT
AU  - Carroll P
AU  - O'Toole S
AU  - Wernig F
AU  - Gurnell M
AU  - Brown M
AU  - Drake WM
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111798
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K, L., J, K., YN, L., J, M., E, G., E, N., A, P. M., X, W., Z, H., G, G., D, L., N, H., E, G., N, Q., J, B., A, C., R, M., A, P., A, K., C, V., D, B., SP, P., M, K., H, C., TT, C., P, C., S, O., F, W., M, G., M, B., & WM, D. (2026). Prospective randomised trial comparing thermal ablation With laparoscopic Adrenalectomy as an alternatiVE treatment for unilateral asymmetric primary aldosteronism: a protocol for the WAVE trial.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111798

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