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The results were concordant when both tests met cutoffs. Biochemical (BSS) and clinical severity scores (CSS) were calculated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 281 patients with MACS (80% women), postoperative adrenal insufficiency was diagnosed in 153 (54.5%) patients. Adrenal insufficiency inversely correlated with age (odds ratio [OR] 0.67 per 10 years; 95% CI, 0.53-0.84). Low basal cortisol and CST were associated with younger age (OR 0.64 per 10 years for both) and higher BSS (OR 1.17 and 1.22, respectively). Basal cortisol and CST were discordant in 22% of patients, and the discordance rate was more common in patients with bilateral nodules (32% vs 19%; P &amp;lt; .001). The median time to adrenal insufficiency recovery was 3.9 months (IQR, 3-5.9 months), with longer duration associated with higher BSS and CSS: 3 months for mild, 4 to 5 months for moderate, and 12 to 14 months for severe BSS and CSS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Approximately half of patients with MACS developed postoperative adrenal insufficiency, with 50% recovering by 3.9 months after surgery. BSS correlated with basal cortisol, CST, and duration of adrenal insufficiency. As discordant results were noted in 22%, performing both basal cortisol and CST postoperatively should be considered.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/clinem\/dgaf515","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,12]],"date-time":"2025-09-12T12:08:39Z","timestamp":1757678919000},"page":"665-678","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Cortisol Testing to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency Following Adrenalectomy for Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7367-3885","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Oksana","family":"Hamidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, TX 75390 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