No Postoperative Adrenal Insufficiency in a Patient with Unilateral Cortisol-Secreting Adenomas Treated with Mifepristone before Surgery
Background Glucocorticoid replacement is commonly required to treat secondary adrenal insufficiency after surgical resection of unilateral cortisol-secreting adrenocortical adenomas. Here, we describe a patient with unilateral cortisol-secreting adenomas in which the preoperative use of mifepristone...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S39997 |