Preanesthetic severe postural hypotension following 5-aminolevulinic acid pretreatment in patients for photodynamic diagnosis-assisted urological surgery

Preanesthetic severe postural hypotension following 5-aminolevulinic acid pretreatment in patients for photodynamic diagnosis-assisted urological surgery

Abstract Background 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is utilized for photodynamic diagnosis-assisted (PDD) surgery. However, it has been associated with vasodilation, hence, occasional hypotension. Case presentation We encountered two patients who had severe postural hypotension following 5-ALA pretrea...

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Main Authors: Tohru Shiratori, Kunihisa Hotta, Masaaki Satoh, Chiaki Kiuchi, Noriyuki Ogawa, Takayuki Kamigaito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
5-Aminolevulinic acid
Photodynamic diagnosis
Fluorescence
Anesthesia
Hypotension
Postural hypotension
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0295-1

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