Present Status of Diagnosis and Treatment of Pheochromocytoma
Author(s) -
U. S. von Euler,
GUNNAR STRÖM
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.15.1.5
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , urine , radiology , intensive care medicine
For detection and diagnosis of pheochromocytoma the method of urine analysis is considered the most convenient, safe, and accurate. Analysis of blood samples obtained by catheterization at different levels in the vena cava aids in localization. Some features of the clinical symptomatology and the pharmacologic and operative treatment of patients with chromaffin-cell tumors are given.
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