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Phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy
Author(s) -
STONHAM J.,
WAKEFIELD C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb12157.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , pheochromocytoma , gynecology , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Summary Two cases are reported in which Caesarean section was successfully performed under epidural analgesia in patients whose pregnancy was complicated by a phaeochromocytoma. Pre‐operative phenoxybenzamine therapy together with careful peri‐operative monitoring produced cardiovascular stability and led in both cases to the delivery of a healthy infant.