Anaesthetic management of pheochromocytoma: a case report.

INSULIN REQUIRING DIABETES MELLITUS AS A FEATURE Of PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: REPORT OF A CASE

We report the case of a 65 year old man with recent onset of insulin requiring diabetes mellitus, frequent attacks of anginal chest pain, paroxysmal hypertension poorly controlled with three medications, hyperlipidemia, and mild renal insufficiency. The patient was found to have pheochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland, resection of which resulted in total resolution of diabetes, hyperte...

PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA OF URINARY BLADDER: REPORT OF A CASE AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

A case of pheochromocytoma of the bladder is presented with a r eview of the literature. We discuss general management principles of bladder pheochromocytoma. Successful diagnosis and treatment of this lesion requires a high index of suspicion based upon the patient's symptom complex, allowing preoperative preparation prior to surgical treatment.

Anaesthetic management for the removal of phaeochromocytoma with neuroleptanaesthesia using high dose fentanyl: a case report.

Adrenocortical Carcinoma Mimicking Pheochromocytoma: A case Report and Review of Literature

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon malignancy originating from cortex of adrenal gland. The most common pitfall in diagnosis of ACC is to distinguish it from pheochromocytoma. Here we report a 62-year-old hypertensive man with presentation of dyspnea. The laboratory data showed an increase in urine cortisol and renin with a mild increase in aldosterone, but decrease in adrenocorticot...

Review Article Perioperative Management of Pheochromocytoma: Anaesthetic Implications

Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine producing tumour that can cause severe hypertension and other systemic disturbances. The perioperative management of pheochromocytoma remains a complicated anaesthesia challenge requiring intensive preoperative preparation and vigilant intraoperative and postoperative care. In this article the perioperative management of pheochromocytoma is reviewed by first ...