Pheochromocytoma and pregnancy: A rare but dangerous combination

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-309

  Sarathi, Vijaya ^a   Lila, Anurag R ^a   Bandgar, Tushar R ^a   Menon, Padma S ^a   Shah, Nalini S ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATENOLOL; CATECHOLAMINE; DOXAZOSIN; LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METADRENALIN; METOPROLOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENAL TUMOR; BRADYCARDIA; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MORTALITY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; METANEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953917898     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP09191.RA     Document Type: Review

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