Reversible Right-Sided Heart Failure Secondary to Carcinoid Crisis | Zendy

Mariana Soto Herrera | Zendy; José A. Restrepo | Zendy; Jesús H. Díaz | Zendy; A Ramos | Zendy; Andrés F. Buitrago | Zendy; Mabel Gómez Mejía | Zendy

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Reversible Right-Sided Heart Failure Secondary to Carcinoid Crisis

Author(s) -

Mariana Soto Herrera,

José A. Restrepo,

Jesús H. Díaz,

A Ramos,

Andrés F. Buitrago,

Mabel Gómez Mejía

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6439

pISSN - 2090-6420

DOI - 10.1155/2013/487801

Subject(s) - embolization , complication , medicine , neuroendocrine tumors , heart failure , somatostatin , hepatic artery embolization , surgery , anesthesia , cardiology

Carcinoid crisis is an infrequent and little-described complication of neuroendocrine tumors that can be life threatening. It may develop during induction of anesthesia, intraoperatively, during tumor manipulation and arterial embolization, or even spontaneously. The massive release of neuroendocrine substances can lead to potentially fatal complications. Somatostatin analogs inhibit the release of these substances and are the mainstay of treatment. The following case report describes a patient with reversible acute right-sided heart failure posterior to hepatic artery embolization.

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