Arterial embolization for ruptured adrenal pheochromocytoma

Current Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 65-70

  Habib, M ^a   Tarazi, I ^b   Batta, M ^a  

^a European Gaza Hospital   (Palestine)

^b Ministry of Health Palestine   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Adrenal pheochromocytoma; Arterial embo lization; Rupture; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AORTOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLANK PAIN; HEART PALPITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA RUPTURE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; REVIEW; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SWEATING;

EID: 78650115637     PISSN: 11980052     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v17i6.597     Document Type: Review

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