British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1992, Vol. 69, No. 2 206-209
© 1992 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF RENIN SECRETING NEPHROBLASTOMA
Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital Tremona Road, Southampton SO9 4XY
1Correspondence to G.A.C.
We report the successful preoperative control and anaesthetic management of severe hypertension in a 7-month-old baby with nephroblastoma and increased renin activity. The strategy for selection of appropriate antihypertensive pharmacological agents and the anaesthetic implications and management of the condition are discussed.