Extra-adrenal functional paraganglioma (phaeochromocytoma) associated with renal-artery stenosis in a pregnant woman.
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Key words: paraganglioma; phaeochromocytoma; vanillylmandelic acid was slightly elevated (9.5 mg/ chromaffin cell; hypertension in pregnancy; renal-24 h; normal values (n.v.) 2.00–7.00 mg/24 h). artery stenosis On admission the patient was in the seventh week of her second pregnancy and her blood pressure was 150/100 mmHg. Peripheral plasma renin activity (PRA) and aldosterone levels were elevated, in both
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 13 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998