Prolonged hypoglycaemia following surgical removal of phaeochromocytoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a 34-year-old woman with secondary hypertension diagnosed with a left-sided phaeochromocytoma. Excision of the tumour resulted in recurrent hypoglycaemia up to 6 days post-operatively. We discuss the pathogenesis of hypoglycaemia following removal of the tumour and put forward hypothesis for the recurrent hypoglycaemia.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Hypoglycemia
- Pheochromocytoma
- Postoperative Complications