Phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy. Caesarean section under epidural analgesia.
Two cases are reported in which Caesarean section was successfully performed under epidural analgesia in patients whose pregnancy was complicated by a phaeochromcytoma. Pre-operative phenoxybenzamine therapy together with careful peri-operative monitoring produced cardiovascular stability and led in both cases to the delivery of a healthy infant.
D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000628:therapy*
D010643:Phenoxybenzamine