5-Aminolevulinic acid-induced severe hypotension during transurethral resection of a bladder tumor: a case report.

Tomoaki YatabeShigematsu-Locatelli MarieHideo FukuharaTakeshi KarashimaKeiji InoueMasataka Yokoyama

Published in: JA clinical reports (2019)

Our case report suggests that anesthesiologists should consider 5-ALA-induced hypotension as a differential diagnosis for hypotension occurring after anesthesia induction. Moreover, ephedrine and phenylephrine might be less effective in treating this condition.

Keyphrases

case report
photodynamic therapy
drug induced
high glucose
early onset
benign prostatic hyperplasia
oxidative stress
endothelial cells
urinary tract