Abstract:Objective: To analyze the causes of diagnostic and tactical errors in the management of patients with pheochromocytoma (PCC) and to develop a respective treatment and diagnostic algorithm. Methods: The mistakes made during clinical and instrumental diagnostics, preoperative preparation, and treatment of 55 patients with PCC were analyzed. Among the patients, there were 38 women (69.1%), and 17 men (30.9%). The mean age of the patients was 35.9±6.2 years. In 23 (41.8%) patients, right-sided localization of the… Show more
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