ADRENAL AUTOTRANSPLANTATION AFTER TOTAL ADRENALECTOMY - DELAYED DETERMINED FUNCTION

Adrenal autotransplantation after bilateral total adrenalectomy has be en utilized to eliminate the need for replacement therapy and to preve nt the late occurrence of Nelson's syndrome in some patients with Cush ing's disease. It is possible to follow these cases up closely today, owing to the highly developed hormonal evaluation and imaging techniqu es. In this study, two patients who underwent bilateral total adrenale ctomy and cortex autotransplantation are presented. The autografts wer e found functional and the patients had not required any steroid repla cement therapy.