%0 Journal Article
%T Post-operative refractory hypotension and diuresis in a case of bilateral pheochromocytoma
%A Somak Das
%A Uttam Biswas
%A Sarmila Ghosh
%A Saibal Mukherjee
%J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
%@ 2278-0513
%D 2014
%V 3
%N 1
%R 10.4103/2278-0513.125823
%P 130-132
%X Pheochromocytomas are relatively uncommon tumors, with prevalence of 0.3-0.95% in autopsy series. Patients with pheochromocytomas have a potentially curable cause of hypertension. Following surgical removal of pheochromocytoma 80% of patients are expected to become normotensive. Persistent post-operative hypertension may be due to residual tumor, metastatic disease or intra-operative injury to the renal artery or the kidney. Around 20% of patients will remain hypertensive without biochemical evidence of residual tumor; however, due to associated essential hypertension or due to acquired renovascular changes. We present a rare case of refractory hypotension in a post-operative case of bilateral pheochromocytoma.
%U https://ccij-online.org/article/post-operative-refractory-hypotension-and-diuresis-in-a-case-of-bilateral-pheochromocytoma-167