Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) – A lifesaving modality for treatment of pheochromocytoma-induced inverted Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumors which overproduce catecholamines and arise from the adrenal gland or extra-adrenal chromaffin cells of the sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia. We report a case of pheochromocytoma-induced inverted Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy leading to cardiogenic shock successfully managed with veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to pharmacological control and subsequent curative laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Pheochromocytoma, Cardiogenic shock