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KMID : 0358319750160030165
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Korean Journal of Urology
1975 Volume.16 No. 3 p.165 ~ p.169
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A Case of Pheochromocytoma
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박영호/Park YH
강진/오달봉/김동한/김문응/윤형선/Kang J/Oh DB/Kim DH/Kim MU/Yoon HS
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Abstract
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A l3-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital with severe hypertension, visual blurring, excessive sweating, polyuria and polydipsia. On admission, the blood pressure was persistently elevated at 230/180 mmHg. and an ophthalmologist was consulted, the funduscopic examination showed bilateral grade IV retinopathy. Cardiomegaly with dyspneic on exertion and persistent tachycardia were present. In urine examinations, proteinuria was sustained and glycosuria was traced. B. U. N. was 9.4 mg/dl. Urinary catecholamine was 12480 mic.g./day ; urinary V. M. A. was 20.2 mg./day. Regitine test was positive but histamine test was not performed. Presacral air insufflation with nephrotomography showed egg sized soft tissue mass locating at just above the upper pole of left kidney. He was operated with transabdominal approach. There were bilateral pheochromocytomas on suprarenal areas. Two weeks after operation, he was discharged with good general condition and we report this case with review of literatures.
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