title: Central extracorporeal life support in pheochromocytoma crisis.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor associated with clinical presentations ranging from paroxysmal hypertension to intractable cardiogenic shock. We report the use of central extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in a young woman admitted to the intensive care unit with cardiogenic shock. Her medical history included neurofibromatosis type I and pheochromocytoma. ECLS was needed because of severe left ventricular failure and inotropic therapy unresponsiveness. ECLS permitted full recovery of left ventricular function. Right adrenelectomy was performed 4 months later. In this case, central ECLS was used to treat pheochromocytoma-induced cardiogenic shock complicated by pulmonary edema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Juthier
authors.forename: Pierre-Vladimir
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Ennezat
authors.forename: Timothee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Saint Denis
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carnaille
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leteurtre
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vincentelli
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult