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Carcinoid syndrome with myasthenia gravis
Author(s) -
KEENS S. J.,
DESMOND M. J.,
UTTING J. E.
Publication year - 1986
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.1365-2044.1986.tb13228.x
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , carcinoid syndrome , anesthesia , thymectomy
Summary The anaesthetic management of a patient suffering from carcinoid syndrome and myasthenia gravis is described including the successful treatment of a carcinoid attack with intravenous aprotonin. The differences between myasthenia gravis and the myasthenic (Eaton‐Lambert) syndrome are considered and the rationale for the choice of vecuronium as the muscle relaxant is discussed.