Unrecognised pheochromocytoma in pregnancy discovered through metoclopramide-triggered hypertensive emergency
Purpose Pheochromocytoma, a catecholamine-secreting tumour leading to neurological and cardiovascular life-threatening conditions through hypertension crisis, occurs in 0.1-0.5% of hypertensive patients, but it is extremely rare in pregnancy (0.0018-0.006%). Some classes of drugs, even commonly used...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021-09-01
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Series: | Blood Pressure |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2021.1945428 |