Open AccessPheochromocytoma crisis
Author(s) -
Tschuor Christoph,
Sadri Helen,
Clavien PierreAlain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6
Subject(s) - pheochromocytoma , medicine , hypertensive crisis , catecholamine , hemodynamics , intensive care medicine , cardiology , blood pressure
Key Clinical Message Adrenergic crisis induced by a pheochromocytoma leads to life‐threatening catecholamine‐induced hemodynamic disturbances. Successful treatment of a pheochromocytoma crisis demands prompt diagnosis, vigorous pharmacological therapy and emergent tumor removal, if the patient continues to deteriorate