Limitations of Intraoperative Adrenal Remnant Volume Measurement in Patients Undergoing Subtotal Adrenalectomy

Background Recent studies have shown that a minimum of approximately one-third of one normal adrenal gland is required for sufficient adrenocortical stress capacity. Correlation between intraoperative measurement, determination of remnant size by computed tomography (CT), and adrenocortical stress capacity has not been examined so far.