Abstract
Pheochromocytoma is surgical curable, and lethal complications often ensue when the diagnosis is not made. It is said that 25-50% of in-hospital deaths of patients with PC occur during induction of anesthesia or during surgery for other diseases.
We herein report a patient with pheochromocytoma who underwent a total of 17 dental treatments, including 2 surgical treatments.
After each treatment, the patient was carefully monitored while hospitalized with a maximal admission period of three days. At each of the first two surgical sessions, the patient experienced an acute attack after being discharged. It was thought that psychological anxiety increased secretion of intrinsic catecholamine, provoking attacks of her underlying condition.
