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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2019

Adrenalectomy for huge solid pheochromocytoma: a challenging surgery or piece of cake?

Mahmoud Labib, Asmaa Ismail, Hazem Elmansy, Walid Shahrour, Owen Prowse, Ahmed Kotb

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mahmoud LabibAnesthesia Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Asmaa IsmailUrology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Hazem ElmansyUrology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Walid ShahrourUrology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Owen ProwseUrology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Ahmed KotbUrology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1484-1332

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is an uncommon adrenal tumor that is occasionally diagnosed during the work up for patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Treatment of PCC is mainly surgical. This case represents the largest PCC reported to date, which was safely removed.

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PMCPMC6705450

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