Abstract:Objective: Hyperkalemia can occur following unilateral adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism due to hypoaldosteronism. We hereby report the cases of 4 male patients exhibiting prolonged failure of the renin-aldosterone (RA) axis in association with normal-to-high kalemia or labile blood pressure and, most significantly, a decrease in extracellular fluid volume (ECFV). Methods: Prior to surgery, all patients exhibited hypokalemic hypertension, with documented primary aldosteronism. Within a few weeks of under… Show more
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