Undiagnosed Abdominal Paraganglioma: An Anaesthetic Challenge

Lalit Gupta, Sanjay Kr. Nihalani, Saipriya Tiwari, Poonam Bhadoria, Sonia Wadhawan

Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ojanes.2013.310091                

Abstract

Paragangliomas are tumours which arise in extra adrenal autonomic paraganglia and have the ability to secrete catecholamines. Their anaesthetic management is the same as that of a case of pheochromocytoma, but in an undiagnosed case like our patient, unexpected eventful encounter in the operating theatre may lead to life threatening complications during surgical resection warranting immediate management and thus posing a real challenge to the skill of an anaesthesiologist.

Keywords

Abdominal Paraganglioma; Ventricular Tachycardia; Hypertensive Crisis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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