title: Tomophobia, the phobic fear caused by an invasive medical procedure - an emerging anxiety disorder: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tomophobia refers to fear or anxiety caused by forthcoming surgical procedures and/or medical interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 69-year-old Caucasian man who refused urgently indicated medical intervention because of severe tomophobia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to the rising number of surgical interventions in modern medicine, as well as the high number of unrecognised cases of tomophobia, this common but underdiagnosed anxiety disorder should be highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Leimgrubenweg 12, 98075 Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Roland W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Freudenmann
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schönfeldt-Lecuona