Pheochromocytoma-induced cardiogenic shock successfully treated by extracorporeal circulation / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 285-289, 2017.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-787059
ABSTRACT
Pheochromocytoma can present with various symptoms including cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest. Particularly, in cases of cardiogenic shock of unknown origin, pheochromocytoma should be considered. A 20-year-old woman without any medical history visited our emergency department due to nausea, vomiting, headache, and chest pain. Echocardiography revealed severe left ventricular dysfunction. Mechanical ventilation and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were implemented owing to her unstable vital signs. For unstable vital sign and cardiogenic shock in a young woman without any previous medical history, pheochromocytoma was considered and diagnosed based on elevated levels of catecholamine derivatives in a 24-hour urine sample. Cardiac function recovered and ECMO was discontinued on the 5th day of hospitalization. She later underwent an elective adrenalectomy and no recurrence was found during the follow-up period. We reported a case of pheochromocytoma which was presented with cardiogenic shock in a young woman with no concomitant disease, and successfully treated with ECMO followed by an elective adrenalectomy.
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Main subject:
Pheochromocytoma
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Recurrence
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Respiration, Artificial
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Shock, Cardiogenic
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Vomiting
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Chest Pain
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Echocardiography
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Follow-Up Studies
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Adrenalectomy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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