%0 Journal Article
%T Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma in a Child
%A Fahimeh Soheilipour
%A Abdolreza Pazouki
%A Sahar Ghorbanpour
%A Zeinab Tamannaie
%J APSP Journal of Case Reports
%D 2013
%I Association of Pediatric Surgeons of Pakistan
%X Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor of the adrenal medulla. It has wide and subtle range of clinical manifestations including sustained hypertension in about 1% of pediatric patients. Although laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold standard treatment method in adult patients, few reports have described this technique in children. We report a child with unilateral pheochromocytoma who presented with poor weight gain, polyuria and polydipsia. Diagnosis was based upon clinical and laboratory evaluation. She was treated successfully by laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
%K Adrenalectomy
%K Laparoscopy
%K Pheochromocytoma
%U http://www.apspjcaserep.com/ojs/index.php/ajcr/article/view/16