Anesthesia for pheochromocytoma.
Anesthetic management of pheochromocytoma should be based on very reliable pharmacologic principles. The aura and mystique surrounding management of this endocrinopathy is not justified. Patient care for this problem is strengthened by increased knowledge of the pathophysiology involved, and anesthesia is rather straightforward and intellectually satisfying.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000758:Anesthesia; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care
D002395:Catecholamines