title: Management of anesthesia in unspecified extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma patient who used beta-blocker.
abstract: An operation was planned for a female patient aged 59 for intra-abdominal mass. The patient was using nebivolol for hypertension. Blood pressure (BP) of the patient was raised to 200/130 mmHg during anesthesia induction. BP was gradually reduced by remifentanil infusion. Following the manipulation of the mass, BP began to increase (225/160 mmHg), thus nitroglycerin and followed nitroprusside infusion was started. Propofol (200 + 200 mg) and furosemide (20 mg) were administered intravenously. BP suddenly dropped (90/60 mmHg) following the removal of the mass, nitroglycerine, and nitroprusside infusions were stopped; remifentanil dose was decreased and fluid was quickly infused. The patient was uneventually recovered. Vanilmandelic acid level was higher in the patient and pheochromocytoma was considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse Belin
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duzgol
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ayten
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer Lutfi
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Erhan
keywords: Adrenergic beta-antagonists; anesthesia; general; pheochromocytoma