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.
Department of Anesthesiology, St Savas Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Sarantopoulos
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Fassoulaki
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Alexandris
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