Death following fiberoptic gastroscopy caused by pheochromocytoma.
A 45-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for investigation of weight loss, sciatica and excess sweating. On examination, whe was found to have a tachycardia and the stigmata of von Recklinghausen's disease. Her investigations included a barium meal and gastroscopy. Following the gastroscopy, she developed ventricular tachycardia and died. An autopsy revealed a pheochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000401:mortality