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Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is the gold standard but may be unnecessary in patients aged 35 years or younger who meet defined strict biochemical and imaging criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess concordance between imaging and AVS for lateralisation in young patients with PA and correlate findings with histopathology after adrenalectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective analysis of 35 patients aged 35 years or younger with confirmed PA who underwent unstimulated AVS between 2011 and 2024. Cross-sectional imaging findings were compared with AVS results. Histopathological outcomes were reviewed for patients who underwent adrenalectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Imaging identified unilateral adrenal adenomas in 29 patients, with 86% (25\/29) concordance with AVS. Four discordant cases were classified as bilateral by AVS; three did not meet the Endocrine Society criteria for \u2018marked\u2019 PA. Excluding these cases raised the concordance rate to 96%. All 25 patients with AVS-confirmed unilateral disease underwent adrenalectomy, with histopathology confirming aldosterone-producing adenomas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Imaging accurately predicted unilateral PA in most young patients meeting strict biochemical and imaging criteria. 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