Adrenal gland removal is associated with a 3.6% risk of complications following surgery. Doctors consider this a low rate.
After the removal of both adrenal glands, a person will have primary adrenal insufficiency, a condition of inadequate adrenal hormone production. It can cause:
• abdominal pain
• fever
• volume depletion, which is reduced extracellular fluid
• hypotension, which is low blood pressure
• hyperkalemia, which is high potassium levels
• hyponatremia, which is decreased sodium levels