Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy: When is operative intervention indicated?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1362-1365

  Junglee, N ^a   Harries, S E ^a   Davies, N ^a   Scott Coombes, D ^a   Scanlon, M F ^b   Rees, D A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CATECHOLAMINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; LABETALOL; METHYLDOPA; NORADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROTEIN RET; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE B; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON HIPPEL LINDAU PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIST; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LABOR INDUCTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NORADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC CARE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249005453     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0382     Document Type: Article

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