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Impact of Adrenalectomy on Morbidity in Patients with Non-Functioning Adrenal Cortical Tumours, Mild Hypercortisolism and Cushing’s Syndrome as Assessed by National and Quality Registries

Thompson, Lo Hallin LU ; Ranstam, Jonas LU ; Almquist, Martin LU ; Nordenström, Erik LU and Bergenfelz, Anders LU (2021) In World Journal of Surgery 45(10). p.3099-3107
Abstract

Background: The impact of adrenalectomy on morbidity in patients with mild hypercortisolism and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma is unclear. The present study evaluated morbidity before and after adrenalectomy in patients with benign adrenocortical tumour with Cushing´s syndrome (CS), autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma as assessed by national and quality registries. Methods: Patients registered in the Scandinavian Quality Register for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Surgery (SQRTPA) 2009–2017 with CS, ACS or non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma, were included in this retrospective study and analysed with age- and sex-matched controls, 1:3. Morbidity associated with CS was assessed... (More)

Background: The impact of adrenalectomy on morbidity in patients with mild hypercortisolism and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma is unclear. The present study evaluated morbidity before and after adrenalectomy in patients with benign adrenocortical tumour with Cushing´s syndrome (CS), autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma as assessed by national and quality registries. Methods: Patients registered in the Scandinavian Quality Register for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Surgery (SQRTPA) 2009–2017 with CS, ACS or non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma, were included in this retrospective study and analysed with age- and sex-matched controls, 1:3. Morbidity associated with CS was assessed pre- and postoperatively by analysing data from the Swedish National Patient Register and the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Results: Some 271 patients were included, CS (127), ACS (45) and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma (99), with 813 matched controls. The frequency of hypertension was almost 50% in all tumour groups. Antihypertensive medication preoperatively was more frequent in all tumour groups compared with controls. No preoperative differences in medication were detected between patients with CS and ACS. A decrease in the use of hypertensive drugs was noticed annually for all patient groups after adrenalectomy. Conclusions: Hypertension is common in patients with benign adrenocortical tumours regardless of cortisol hypersecretion. The use of antihypertensive drugs in patients with CS, ACS and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma was reduced after adrenalectomy. These findings highlight the need for a randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of adrenalectomy on morbidity in patients with mild hypercortisolism.

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  author       = {{Thompson, Lo Hallin and Ranstam, Jonas and Almquist, Martin and Nordenström, Erik and Bergenfelz, Anders}},
  issn         = {{0364-2313}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{3099--3107}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{World Journal of Surgery}},
  title        = {{Impact of Adrenalectomy on Morbidity in Patients with Non-Functioning Adrenal Cortical Tumours, Mild Hypercortisolism and Cushing’s Syndrome as Assessed by National and Quality Registries}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06214-0}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00268-021-06214-0}},
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