Korean J Anesthesiol.  1992 Feb;25(1):177-183. 10.4097/kjae.1992.25.1.177.

A Case of Removal of Pheochromocytoma with Enflurane and the Variation of Catecholamine in the Blood

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The Department. of Anesthesiology of Hanyang University had a case of operation for pheo- chromocytoma. For the operation of pheochromocytoma, used to prazosin for preoperative treatment of hypertension and used to enflurane as inhalational anesthetic, treated with sodium nitroprusside for severe elevation of blood pressure during operation, used to vecuronium for neuromuscular blocker. Also we tried to get the knowledge about the variation of catecholamine concentration in blood through operation. As we used to the other drugs with adequate amount of fluid without any other complication in this operation we reported here with other references and our experience of a case of operation for remove of pheochromocytoma.

Keyword

Pheochromocytoma; enflurane; Catecholamine

MeSH Terms

Anesthesiology
Blood Pressure
Enflurane*
Hypertension
Neuromuscular Blockade
Nitroprusside
Pheochromocytoma*
Prazosin
Vecuronium Bromide
Enflurane
Nitroprusside
Prazosin
Vecuronium Bromide
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