Surgical resection of pheochromocytoma is associated with a high risk of intraoperative hemodynamic instability owing to abrupt changes in tumoral catecholamine secretion. A study by Bruynzeel et al. has now assessed preoperative risk factors and the efficacy of presurgical treatment with two different α-adrenergic receptor antagonists.
- Graeme Eisenhofer
- Stefan R. Bornstein
