Diagnostic challenges associated with a complex case of cystic phaeochromocytoma presenting with malignant hypertension, microangiopathic haemolysis and acute renal failure [3]

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1014-

  Gillett, Melissa J ^a   Arenson, Richard V ^a   Yew, Ming K ^a   Thompson, Ivan J ^a   Irish, Ashley B ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANURIA; ARTERY DISEASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY NECROSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; MICROANGIOPATHY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, MALIGNANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 18944400269     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh742     Document Type: Letter

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