Phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy
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|Jun 2020Abstract
Phaeochromocytoma is a tumour of neuro-endocrine origin in the adrenal medulla. It is a rare cause of hypertension in pregnancy. Its prevalence in hypertensive patients is 0.2% and 0.002% in pregnancies.1
We report an anaesthetic experience of a combined caesarean section and surgical excision of a phaeochromocytoma in a patient who was 36+ weeks pregnant.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v28i2.8563 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 162 - 164
Published on: Jun 30, 2020
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2020 Harshika Chathurangi Hannadige, Marie Fernando, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
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