Open AccessPhaeochromocytoma in pregnancy
Author(s) -
Harshika Hannadige,
Marie Fernando
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sri lankan journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2279-1965
pISSN - 1391-8834
DOI - 10.4038/slja.v28i2.8563
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , pregnancy , pheochromocytoma , endocrine system , adrenal medulla , surgical excision , obstetrics , gynecology , surgery , hormone , catecholamine , genetics , biology
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.
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