Short-term preoperative treatment in a case of pheochromocytoma.
The authors show the case of a young drug addict patient with chronic hepatitis affected by pheochromocytoma, owing to his conditions, which was prepared preoperatively with a short term phenoxybenzamine i.v. We had no complications in the perioperative period. Our opinion is that it is possible, when necessary, to administer a short term therapy but this preparation isn't be considered a standard therapeutic program.
Furino
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III Settore di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Università di Bari.
Massagli
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Bavoso
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P
Bettocchi
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C
Ricapito
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Vulpis
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V
Pirrelli
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications