Hypertensive Crisis Secondary to Pheochromocytoma During Routine Knee Surgery Case Report

摘要

Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-producing tumor of the sympathetic nervous system most commonly occurring in the adrenal gland. Classical symptoms related to excess catecholamine secretion include hypertension, anxiety attacks, profuse sweating, headaches, heart palpitations, tachycardia, chest pain, abdominal pain, pallor, nausea, dyspnea, tremor, weight loss, flushing, and visual disturbances.9 Patients who remain undiagnosed may present for surgery and anesthesia for reasons unrelated to an endocrine disorder and may experience potentially lethal complications perioperatively.