Preoperative Management of Pheochromocytoma with Severe Orthostasis: Addressing the Treatment Challenge of Dopamine Co-Secretion without Alpha-Blockade

Am J Med. 2021 Sep;134(9):e492-e493. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.03.033. Epub 2021 May 1.

Authors

Ruba Riachy¹, Swati Chopra¹, Alexis L McQuitty², L Maria Belalcazar³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine.
² Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
³ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine. Electronic address: lmbelalc@utmb.edu.

PMID: 33940000
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.03.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / blood
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / pathology
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms* / surgery
Adrenalectomy / methods*
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists* / administration & dosage
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists* / adverse effects
Antihypertensive Agents* / administration & dosage
Antihypertensive Agents* / adverse effects
Antihypertensive Agents* / classification
Dizziness* / diagnosis
Dizziness* / etiology
Dizziness* / physiopathology
Dizziness* / prevention & control
Dopamine / blood*
Humans
Hypertension* / drug therapy
Hypertension* / etiology
Hypertension* / physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Selection
Pheochromocytoma* / diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma* / metabolism
Pheochromocytoma* / physiopathology
Pheochromocytoma* / surgery
Preoperative Care / methods*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
Antihypertensive Agents
Dopamine