Ischemic colitis: An uncommon manifestation of pheochromocytoma

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-403

  Szmulowicz, Ursula M ^a,b   Savoie, Lisa M ^a  

^a GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FOSINOPRIL; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; STEROID; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; LAPAROTOMY; PALPATION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; VASOCONSTRICTION; COLON; GANGRENE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PATHOLOGY; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

AGED; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 34248570782     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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