Detection of severe hypertension in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 during anesthesia induction: a case report

Abstract Background Neurofibromatosis type 1 has a higher prevalence of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma than the general population: 1.0–5.7% versus 0.2–0.6%. Currently, there are no generally accepted guidelines for screening for pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas in asymptomatic patients with...

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Main Authors: Juan Wang, Guohua Wei, Zhongyun Wang, He Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2292-4