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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Main Authors: Rachel M. Saroka, Michael P. Kane, Lawrence Robinson, Robert S. Busch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S39997