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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