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Review
. 2015 Jul-Sep;31(3):317-23.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.161665.

Pheochromocytoma resection: Current concepts in anesthetic management

Harish Ramakrishna  1
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Review

Pheochromocytoma resection: Current concepts in anesthetic management

Harish Ramakrishna. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma represents very significant challenges to the anesthetist, especially when undiagnosed. These chromaffin tissue tumors are not uncommon in anesthetic practice and have varied manifestations. The perioperative management of these tumors has improved remarkably over the years, in conjunction with the evolution of surgical techniques (open laparotomy to laparoscopic techniques and now to robotic approaches in the present day). This review attempts to comprehensively address the intraoperative and postoperative issues in the management of these challenging tumors with an emphasis on hemodynamic monitoring and anesthetic technique.

Keywords: Anesthetic; pharmacology; pheochromocytoma.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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