title: Baroreceptor failure after bilateral resection of carotid artery parangliomas.
abstract: Multiple head and neck parangliomas are unusual pathologies. We report a case of a 24-year-old patient operated on at our centre for bilateral carotid artery parangliomas who developed baroreceptor failure after their resection. Albeit an infrequent complication, it is important to be aware of it in order to ensure is speedy diagnosis and treatment so as to avoid major post-surgical complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España. chescadoc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Díaz-Molina
authors.forename: María A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sevilla
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Llorente-Pendas
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez-Nieto
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000293:injuries; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D003000:Clonidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005483:Flushing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011311:Pressoreceptors / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017552:Solitary Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003000:Clonidine