A hypertensive emergency following cataract extraction and cornea transplantation.
We report a hypertensive crisis resulting from an unsuspected pheochromocytoma following a routine anterior segment procedure. Although pheochromocytomas are rare, ophthalmologists should be aware of the signs and symptoms of this tumor as well as of the possible role that postoperative administration of timolol may have in pheochromocytoma-triggered hypertension.
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85719.
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013999:Timolol / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002395:Catecholamines; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine; D013999:Timolol