Post-operative refractory hypotension and diuresis in a case of bilateral pheochromocytoma

• DOI: 10.4103/2278-0513.125823
• Publication Date: 2014-01-24T08:34:38Z
• Authors: SomakKumar Das; Sarmila Ghosh; Saibal Mukherjee; Uttam Biswas
• Keywords: Renovascular Hypertension; Refractory (planetary science); Secondary hypertension

Pheochromocytomas are relatively uncommon tumors, with prevalence of 0.3-0.95% in autopsy series. Patients pheochromocytomas have a potentially curable cause hypertension. Following surgical removal pheochromocytoma 80% patients expected to become normotensive. Persistent post-operative hypertension may be due residual tumor, metastatic disease or intra-operative injury the renal artery kidney. Around 20% will remain hypertensive without biochemical evidence tumor; however, associated essential acquired renovascular changes. We present rare case refractory hypotension bilateral pheochromocytoma.