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[Members Only And Two Factor Auth.] J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 93(5): 556-558, 1992
Case report
A CASE OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA IN PREGNANCY
A 29-year-old woman was referred to our hospital at the 34th week of her first pregnancy with a diagnosis of severe pregnacy-induced hypertension. A diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was made by elevated values of serum and urinary noradrenaline. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a left adrenal tumor. Caesa- rean section combined with removal of the tumor at the 36th week of gestation was performed with a satisfactory result obtaining a healthy mother and an infant. Current management of patients with a pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is discussed.
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