Per-operative hemodynamic instability in normotensive patients with incidentally discovered pheochromocytomas.

Context: The per-operative hemodynamic behavior of normotensive incidentally discovered pheochromocytomas is poorly documented.

Objective: To compare the per-operative hemodynamic instability and early postoperative outcome of normotensive pheochromocytomas, hypertensive pheochromocytomas, and benign non-pheochromocytoma adrenal incidentalomas (AIs).

Design: Retrospective cohort treated in a single center.

[Anesthesia for extracorporeal lithotripsy in the treatment of renal lithiasis].

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has become the main technique for treating renal lithiasis. It has many repercussions on anaesthesia. The fundamental technical concepts of lithotriptors are reviewed.