title: Caring for a patient with unexpected pheochromocytoma complicated by medical fraud.
abstract: We report a case of a patient who used multiple aliases as part of a medical fraud scheme. As a consequence, the surgical team was unaware of a left-sided adrenal mass that had been documented for this patient under another name. In the operating room, severe hypertension from the undiagnosed pheochromocytoma led to a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. This case demonstrates the importance of physician awareness of medical identity fraud and its potential consequences.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tully
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trujillo
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirsch