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  • Title: Pheochromocytoma in a pregnant woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a.
    Author: Martínez Brocca MA, Acosta Delgado D, Quijada D, Navarro González E, Soto Moreno A, Gonzáles Duarte D, del Valle López de Ayala A, Astorga Jiménez R.
    Journal: Gynecol Endocrinol; 2001 Dec; 15(6):439-42. PubMed ID: 11826768.
    Abstract:
    Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of hypertension. Its coexistence with pregnancy is exceptional and laparoscopic removal has rarely been reported. We describe the case of a 34-year-old woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a (MEN 2a) with adrenal pheochromocytoma diagnosed in the 6th week of pregnancy. After pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine, a successful transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed in the twentieth week of gestation. The management of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy and the indications for laparoscopic surgery in pregnant patients are discussed.
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