Anesthesia for patients with carcinoid syndrome

International Anesthesiology Clinics
D J Vaughan, M D Brunner

Abstract

Carcinoid syndrome, although rare, can create serious problems to the anesthetist, both by the nature and variability of clinical manifestations and by the complications that can occur peroperatively. Recent research has led to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease process. However, modern medicine is far from unraveling the precise nature and physiological effects of all the peptide mediators produced by these tumors. The severity of symptoms does not predict the severity of perioperative complications, so that patients with minor preoperative symptoms may have significant intraoperative complications. While urinary 5-HIAA levels provide a good indicator of disease progression, they cannot predict the degree or type of physiological response to intraoperative tumor manipulation. Indeed, urinary 5-HIAA may be normal both in the presence of a clinical diagnosis of carcinoid syndrome and in the face of a peroperative carcinoid crisis. The keys to successful anesthetic management of patients with carcinoid syndrome are good communication between endocrinologist, anesthetist, and surgeon and preoperative optimization of the patient. This includes appropriate investigation and treatment of the effects of carci...Continue Reading

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