ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF AN ADULT WITH EXTRA ADRENAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA

: A 24yr male presented with complaints of abdominal pain, palpitations, and paroxysms of sweating, headache for past 4 months. He was diagnosed as a case of extra- adrenal pheochromocytoma and started on prazosin, amlodipine, and propranolol. The patient was taken up for surgery after adequate preoperative optimization. Anesthesia was given with proper care and precaution. Intra operative period was uneventful except for a hypotension after tumor vein ligation. Patient became hemodynamically stable after adequate volume replacement and inotropes. He was extubated and sent to high dependency unit for hemodynamic monitoring.