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INTESTINAL PSEUDO‐OBSTRUCTION IN PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
Author(s) -
KHAFAGI F. A.,
LLOYD H. M.,
GOUGH I. R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1987.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - pheochromocytoma , medicine , phentolamine , complication , catecholamine , surgery , stimulation
Intestinal pseudo‐obstruction is a rare complication of pheochromocytoma. We describe a 39 year old man with a large right adrenal pheochromocytoma and extremely high catecholamine levels, who developed pseudo‐obstruction which responded promptly to intravenous phentolamine infusions. This case supports the concept that this complication is attributable to high circulating levels of catecholamines, acting by direct and indirect inhibition of gastrointestinal motility.