Acute adrenal insufficiency following unilateral radical nephrectomy: a case report

Geriatr Nephrol Urol. 1998;8(2):101-2. doi: 10.1023/a:1008305627588.

Abstract

Adrenal insufficiency following unilateral radical nephrectomy has not been previously described in medical literature. We present a 78-year-old male patient who experienced a difficult postoperative course with vague findings, and was ultimately diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency. Treatment with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids resulted in prompt control of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Insufficiency / drug therapy
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Fludrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Mineralocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Nephrectomy / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Mineralocorticoids
  • Dexamethasone
  • Fludrocortisone
  • Hydrocortisone