[Perioperative Management of Emergency Operation for a Patient with Carcinoid Syndrome].

We report a case of carcinoid syndrome requiring an emergency operation for an upper gastrointestinal perforation. A 46-year-old man had undergone left lower lobectomy for a lung carcinoid tumor seven years previously, and liver metastasis was found five years previously. He developed cutaneous flushing and watery diarrhea, and was diagnosed with carcinoid syndrome one year previously. Although he was treated with octreotid, his symptoms became worse and he was admitted to our hospital. During the hospital stay, he underwent an emergency operation for an upper gastrointestinal perforation. Before the operation, hemodynamics were unstable. Anesthesia was induced with sevoflurane and propofol, and maintained with sevoflurane and remifentanil. Only vasopressin was used for the treatment of hypotension. Landiolol was used for perioperative tachyarrythmia. During anesthesia, there was no severe hypotension or hypertension. After the operation, he was managed with intubation in the ICU. Octreotid was administered again for the carcinoid syndrome. Vasopressin was necessary for the treatment of hypotension in the ICU. After improvement of hemodynamics, extubation was performed on the 3rd ICU day and he was discharged from the ICU on the 4th ICU day. In conclusion, we were able to perform good perioperative management of carcinoid syndrome accompanied by hemodynamic instability.