Case Reports
Phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy
Authors:
Harshika Chathurangi Hannadige ,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, LK
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Registrar in Anaesthetics
Marie Fernando
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, LK
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Consultant Anaesthetist
Abstract
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.
Published on
30 Jun 2020.
Peer Reviewed
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