Anaesthetic management of a case of phaeochromocytoma.

Anaesthetic management of patients with phaeochromocytoma.

The presence of a phaeochromocytoma is a hazardous and dramatic cause of arterial hypertension accounting for approximately fewer than 0.1% of all cases of hypertension (Manger and Gifford, 1977). Phaeochromocytomas are functionally active, catecholamine-containing tumours of chromaffin tissue, found usually in the adrenal medulla, but they may occur at any site where chromaffin tissue is locat...

An overview of anaesthetic issues in phaeochromocytoma.

Recent developments in the anaesthetic management of phaeochromocytoma are reviewed. A brief summary of its pathophysiology and clinical features is also considered. The main anaesthetic issues involved in the assessment and preparation of these patients in light of the current information are then discussed.

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

Remifentanil in the management of laparoscopic resection of phaeochromocytoma--case reports.

INTRODUCTION The laparoscopic adrenalectomy approach to phaeochromocytoma surgery offers the opportunity to use new short-acting drugs to facilitate rapid recovery. CLINICAL PICTURE We report on 2 cases who underwent laparoscopic resection of phaeochromocytoma. The first was a 40-year-old lady who had been started on phenoxybenzamine 20 mg bd, but developed a recurrence of bronchial asthma af...

Anaesthesia for resection of phaeochromocytoma in a patient with myasthenia gravis: A case report

Introduction Myasthenia gravis is a disease affecting the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the post-synaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction, causing muscle fatigue and weakness. Phaeochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumour of the medulla of the adrenal glands or extra-adrenal chromaffin tissue that secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines. We report a rare case of myasthenia grav...

Anaesthetic management of patients with phaeochromocytoma. A review of 102 cases.

A total of 102 patients with phaeochromocytoma who underwent surgery by the same team between 1964 and 1976 were allocated to three groups according to the anaesthetic protocol used: (1) balanced anaesthesia and control of hypotension with noradrenaline; (2) anaesthesia with halothane and replacement of blood volume; (3) neuroleptanalgesia (droperidol and phenoperidine) and replacement of blood...