Table 1 Laboratory evaluation performed preoperatively, post-operatively and after 3 years of follow-up
Preoperative value | Postoperative value | Value after 3 years of follow-up | Normal range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reninemia (clinostatism) | 236 μUI/ml | 10 μUI/ml | 25 μUI/ml | 2.8–40 μUI/ml |
Aldosterone (clinostatism) | 536 pmol/L | 267 pmol/L | 186 pmol/L | 55–415 pmol/L |
Epinephrine | 145 nmol/d | 65 nmol/d | 43 nmol/d | 11–120 nmol/d |
Norepinephrine | 708 nmol/d | 265 nmol/d | 218 nmol/d | 71–507 nmol/d |
Metanephrine | 15,681 nmol/d | 310 nmol/d | 225 nmol/d | 253–1,720 nmol/d |
Normetanephrine | 6,932 nmol/d | 479 nmol/d | 615 nmol/d | 491–2,430 nmol/d |
Vanil-mandelic acid | 15 mg/d | 2 mg/d | 3.6 mg/d | <7 mg/d |
ACTH | 7 pmol/L | 16 pmol/L | 21 pmol/L | 2.2–12.2 pmol/L |
Serum cortisol | 370 nmol/L | <14 nmol/L | <14 nmol/L | 221–607 nmol/L |
Urinary free cortisol | 185 nmol/d | Not performed | Not performed | 102–375 nmol/d |