Anesthetic management of two patients undergoing laparotomy & hepatectomy for carcinoid syndrome.
In this report we present two patients with carcinoid syndrome who underwent excision of a carcinoid tumor of the bowel and hepatectomy for secondaries in the liver. The preoperative preparation, the intraoperative problems and management as well as the outcome are described.
Sarantopoulos
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Department of Anesthesiology, St Savas Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Fassoulaki
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Alexandris
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D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication