INTRATHORACIC PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA WITH HYPERTENSION
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Paroxysmal hypertension, pheochromocytoma, and pregnancy.
BACKGROUND Hypertension is the most common medical complication of pregnancy. Pheochromocytoma in pregnancy is rare, and if unrecognized, can cause serious perinatal morbidity and mortality. METHODS A patient with severe hypertension, postpartum pulmonary edema, and a recognized pheochromocytoma is described. RESULTS Abdominal palpation after vaginal childbirth reproduced the diagnostic tri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1949
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-194912000-00005