title: Carcinoid syndrome with myasthenia gravis. An unusual and interesting case.
abstract: The anaesthetic management of a patient suffering from carcinoid syndrome and myasthenia gravis is described including the successful treatment of a carcinoid attack with intravenous aprotonin. The differences between myasthenia gravis and the myasthenic (Eaton-Lambert) syndrome are considered and the rationale for the choice of vecuronium as the muscle relaxant is discussed.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Keens
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Desmond
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Utting
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D010197:Pancuronium / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide
chemical_list: D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide; D010197:Pancuronium