Early Detection and Successful Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma in Pregnancy; A Case Report.
10.14734/kjp.2016.27.2.118
- Author:
Jonghyun KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonbuk, Korea. hyeon69@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pheochromocytoma;
Pregnancy;
Laparoscopy;
Adrenalectomy
- MeSH:
Adrenalectomy*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Pheochromocytoma*;
Pre-Eclampsia;
Pregnancy*;
Pregnant Women
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2016;27(2):118-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Pheochromocytoma is an extremely rare tumor in pregnant women with potentially fatal consequences. We report a case of pregnant woman at 22 weeks of gestation with pheochromocytoma. A correct diagnosis on the basis of differential clues from severe preeclampsia was obtained and laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed.
