Unrecognised pheochromocytoma in pregnancy discovered through metoclopramide-triggered hypertensive emergency

Pheochromocytoma, a catecholamine-secreting tumour leading to neurological and cardiovascular life-threatening conditions through hypertension crisis, occurs in 0.1-0.5% of hypertensive patients, but it is extremely rare in pregnancy (0.0018-0.006%). Some classes of drugs, even commonly used in pregnancy, can trigger catecholamine secretion, precipitating the clinical situation.We report a 33-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, with previous mild...