Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma after operation of congenital heart disease: A case report of 18-year-old boy

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-68

  Hwang, Bo Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyun Young ^a,b   Jung, Sung Eun ^a,b   Park, Kwi Won ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; Fontan procedure; Paraganglioma; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864050683     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.83.1.65     Document Type: Article

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