Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Anesthesiology
Abstract
Survival rates for patients with palliated congenital heart disease are increasing, and an increasing number of adults with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) might require surgical resection of pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma (PHEO-PGL). A recent study supports the idea that patients with a history of CCHD and current or historical cyanosis might be at increased risk for developing PHEO-PGL. We review the anesthetic management of two adults with single-ventricle physiology following Fontan palliation presenting for PHEO-PGL resection and review prior published case reports. We found the use of epidural analgesia to be safe and effective in the operative and postoperative management of our patients.
Digital Commons Citation
Suffredini, Giancarlo; Diaz-Rodriguez, Natalia; Chakravarthy, Krishnan; Mathur, Aarti; Hayanga, Heather K.; Frank, Steve M.; Ringel, Riachard E.; Freiberg, Stephen; Barodka, Viachaslau M.; and Steppan, Jochen, "Anesthetic Management of Pheochromocytoma Resection in Adults with Single Ventricle Physiology" (2017). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1280.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1280
Source Citation
Suffredini G, Diaz-rodriguez N, Chakravarthy K, et al. (December 08, 2017) Anesthetic Management of Pheochromocytoma Resection in Adults with Single Ventricle Physiology. Cureus 9(12): e1928. DOI 10.7759/cureus.1928
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