The Perioperative Management of Metabolically Active Tumors.

Eur Urol Focus

Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Centre, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Published: February 2016

We briefly describe the perioperative management of patients with metabolically active adrenal tumors. The potential intraoperative and postoperative complications that occur in patients with an adrenal tumor are reviewed with emphasis on recognition, treatment, and prevention.

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