Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Pheochromocytoma

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Stephen Reese Beejay Feliciano R. Karmy-Jones Steven Matous

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R. Karmy-Jones
Divisions of Vascular Surgery, PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver WA

A B S T R A C T

Simultaneous presentation of pheochromocytoma and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is uncommon and poses unique challenges. Based on the rare case reports, there may be an association with AAA development and rupture. The approach to these separate lesions requires medical management to prevent hypertensive crisis and cardiovascular collapse, decision whether to approach the pheochromocytoma laparoscopically or by open approaches, the decision to approach the AAA by open or endovascular repair (EVAR) and the sequence and timing of repair. We present a case of a female who had a biochemically active but clinical benign pheochromocytoma in conjunction with an AAA that was repaired simultaneously by an open approach

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 17, May 2019
Accepted: Sat 01, Jun 2019
Published: Wed 12, Jun 2019

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© 2023 R. Karmy-Jones . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.IJSCR.2019.01.02