Anaesthetic management of renin secreting nephroblastoma.
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.
Charlton
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Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital.
Sedgwick
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Sutton
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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
D002216:Captopril; D012083:Renin