Journal article
Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma During Pregnancy
Abstract
Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is a very rare condition; fewer than 200 cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 24-year-old pregnant woman found to have a pheochromocytoma during investigation of abdominal pain. This is the second reported case of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma detected during pregnancy. After appropriate radiologic investigation and medical management, a laparoscopic left …
Authors
Pace DE; Chiasson PM; Schlachta CM; Mamazza J; Cadeddu MO; Poulin EC
Journal
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 122–125
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2002
DOI
10.1097/00129689-200204000-00011
ISSN
1530-4515