Posttraumatic hypertension secondary to adrenal hemorrhage mimicking pheochromocytoma: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 973-975

  Schmidt, Johannes ^a   Mohr, Volker D ^a   Metzger, Peter ^a   Zirngibl, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTISCANNING; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032912277     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199905000-00039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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