Table 1.
Laboratory data
| before surgery | six months after surgery |
reference point | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRA(ng/ml/h) | standing | 0.43 | 3.31 | 0.93–6.56 |
| lying | 0.22 | 1.94 | 0.05–0.79 | |
| ALD (pg/ml) | standing | 106.9 | 127.4 | 74.8–345 |
| lying | 92.2 | 111.6 | 57.5-201.3 | |
| AII(pg/ml) | standing | 34.37 | 53.65 | 55.3-115.3 |
| lying | 42.2 | 61.02 | 28.2–52.20 | |
|
24-h UFC(nmol/24 h) (Urine volume) |
4138.50 (2500 ml) |
334.78 (1200 ml) |
108–961 (1000-2000 ml) |
|
| Cortisol(nmol/L) | 8AM | 617.51 | 221.3 | 185–624 |
| 4PM | 546.14 | 49.73 | 107.8-333.6 | |
| ACTH(pg/ml) | 8AM | 3.31 | 52.32 | 7–65 |
| 4PM | 4.12 | 20.14 | 3–30 | |
| K+(mmol/L) | 4.68 | 3.88 | 3.5–5.3 |
PRA, Plasma renin activity; ALD, Aldosterone; AII, Angiotensin II; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; 24-h UFC, 24-hour urinary free cortisol. Urinary cortisol was detected using chemiluminescence