An Unusual Presentation of a Pheochromocytoma

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 390-393

  Lewis, Simon ^a   Dirnhuber, Mark ^b   Soar, Jas ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anesthesia; complications; hypertensive crisis; pheochromocytoma; pulmonary edema; reversible cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LABETALOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 33646948261     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.03.029     Document Type: Article

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