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. 2023 May 24;81(2):340–348. doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03400-z

Table 2.

Classification of patients according to hormonal workups by axis, before and after surgery

Prior to surgery After surgery
LH/FSH
 Number of patients analyzed 117a 98b
 Normal, n(%) 44 (37.6%) 58 (59.2%)
 Insufficiency, n(%) 73 (62.4%) 40 (40.8%)
 Insufficiency in postmenopausal women, n(%) 23 (19.7%) 12 (12.2%)
TSH
 Number of patients analyzed 122c 116d
 Normal, n(%) 72 (59%) 82 (70.7%)
 Insufficiency, n(%) 50 (41%) 34 (29.3%)
ACTH
 Number of patients analyzed 131e 124f
 Normal, n(%) 59 (45%) 75 (60.5%)
 Probably normal, n(%) 13 (9.9%) 7 (5.6%)
 Insufficiency, n(%) 16 (12.2%) 22 (17.7%)
 Possible insufficiency, n(%) 16 (12.2%) 9 (7.3%)
 Inconclusive data, n(%) 5 (3.8%) 4 (3.2%)
 Confounding factors, n(%) 22 (16.8%) 7 (5.6%)
ACTH (simplified analysis)
 Number of patients analyzed 104e 113f
 Normal + Probably normal, n(%) 72 (69.2%) 82 (72.6%)
 Insufficiency + Possible insufficiency, n(%) 32 (30.8%) 31 (27.4%)
ACTH (strict analysis)
 Number of patients analyzed 75e 97f
 Normal, n(%) 59 (78.7%) 75 (77.3%)
 Insufficiency, n(%) 16 (21.3%) 22 (22.7%)
GH
 Number of patients analyzed 117g 88h
 Normal, n(%) 82 (70.1%) 73 (83%)
 Insufficiency, n(%) 35 (29.9%) 15 (17%)
Prolactin
 Number of patients analyzed 130i 89j
 High, n(%) 66 (50.8%) 12 (13.5%)
 Normal, n(%) 63 (48.5%) 75 (84.3%)
 Low, n(%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (2.2%)

aNo data in 16 cases, confounding factors in 4 cases

bNo data in 37 cases, confounding factors in 2 cases

cNo data in 7 cases, confounding factors in 8 cases

dNo data in 17 cases, confounding factors in 4 cases

eNo data in 6 cases

fNo data in 13 cases

gNo data in 20 cases

hNo data in 49 cases

iNo data in 7 cases

jNo data in 48 cases