Perioperative management of a patient with a nonresectable pheochromocytoma

Abstract

Objective: To describ. The clinical course of a patient with a nonresectable pheochromocytoma during urgent hip surgery.Methods: To describ. The clinical management and postoperative outcome o. The patient and revie. The relevant literature.Results: An 85-year-old male with a nonresectable pheochromocytoma required urgent hip surgery following a traumatic hip fracture. He was perioperatively managed with phenoxybenzamine, metyrosine, and metoprolol to avoid potential pheochromocytoma-related complications. He remained hemodynamically stable and recovered fro. The surgery without complications.Conclusions: This case illustrate. The successful management of a patient requiring urgent surgery i. The setting of a nonresectable pheochromocytoma, which is rarely described i. The literature. © 2013 AACE.