Dental treatment in a patient with malignant pheochromocytoma and severe uncontrolled high blood pressure.
A young female with severely uncontrolled hypertension suspected to result from malignant pheochromocytoma underwent combined medical and dental care for the treatment of acute dental pain. The dental treatment was performed with the patient under intravenous sedation and careful perioperative management with the use of high doses of alpha and beta receptor blocking agents. The procedure was completed without intraoperative problems and an uneventful posttreatment course.
Findler
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Hospital Oral Medicine Service, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine.
Mazor
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Z
Galili
D
D
Garfunkel
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D014098:Toothache / Q000601:surgery*
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists