title: Anaesthetic management of renin secreting nephroblastoma.
abstract: We report the successful preoperative control and anaesthetic management of severe hypertension in a 7-month-old baby with nephroblastoma and increased renin activity. The strategy for selection of appropriate antihypertensive pharmacological agents and the anaesthetic implications and management of the condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Charlton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sedgwick
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002216:Captopril; D012083:Renin