Perioperative hypertensive crisis in clinically silent pheochromocytomas: Report of four cases

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-50

  Shen, Sjen Jung ^a   Cheng, Hon Mei ^a   Chiu, Allen W ^a,b   Chou, Chien Wen ^a   Chen, Jen Yin ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal tumor; Hypertensive crisis; Incidentaloma; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 16244370354     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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