Abstract

BUFALINO, Gesualdo; CORTES CHARRY, Rafael; SOSA, Héctor  and  YAREMENCO, Francisco. Feocromocitoma asociado con embarazo. Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2007, vol.67, n.3, pp.206-211. ISSN 0048-7732.

The case of a 22 year old patient followed in the high risk pregnancy clinic due to diagnosis of pheocromocytoma, with adecuate control of blood pressure, was reported. At 35 weeks of gestation, a cesarean section with adrenalectomy was indicated; however, during surgery she presented high blood pressure which did not respond to the pharmacological therapy, so adrenalectomy was postponed. After surgery, she presented uterine atony, hence subtotal hysterectomy and right adrenalectomy was performed. The histology confirmed the diagnostic of pheocromocytoma. The multidisciplinary management allowed in this case a satisfactory maternal-fetal outcome

Keywords : Pheocromocitoma; Hypertension crisis; Pregnancy.