Pheochromocytoma complicated with refractory paralytic ileus dramatically improved with intravenous administration of alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist, phentolamine [3]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-

  Sawaki, Daigo ^a   Otani, Yoshitaka ^a   Sekita, Gaku ^a   Kobayakawa, Naoshi ^a   Fukushima, Kazuyuki ^a   Takeuchi, Hiroaki ^a   Aoyagi, Teruhiko ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PANTENOL; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

EID: 0038721296     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200308000-00023     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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3. Noguchi M, Taniya T, Ueno K, et al. A case of pheochromacytoma with paralytic ileus. Jpn J Surg. 1990;20:448-452.