Table 4 Trend of adrenal tests from 14Â days before the surgery to 4Â months after the surgery
Tests | Reference range | Two weeks before the surgery | One week before the surgery | One week after the surgery | Three weeks after the surgery | Two months after the surgery | Four months after the surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACTH (pg/ml) | Up to 64 | 15 | 17 | Â | 9.9 | Â | Â |
Cortisol morning (µg/dl) | 6.2–19.4 | 7.7 | 18.6 | 26.7 | 16.4 |  |  |
24-h urine free cortisol (µg/dl) | 50–190 |  | 281 | 736 | 390.3 | 8.7 | 6.3 |
Overnight dexamethasone suppression test (µg/dl) |  < 5.0 |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 0.7 |