The Use of Dibenamine in Pheochromocytoma

Abstract

THE adrenolytic drug dibenamine hydrochloride (dibenzyl-beta-chlorethyl amine hydrochloride)§ is presented as a diagnostic aid when the presence of a pheochromocytoma is suspected and as a therapeutic agent once the diagnosis is confirmed.The preoperative diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma is based on the clinical picture, retrograde pyelograms and perirenal air studies. But none of these criteria are specific. In the following case dibenamine apparently blocked the effects of a pheochromocytoma by its adrenolytic action. Thus, the drug affords a more specific test in the diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma.Method of AdministrationThe patient was given an intravenous infusion of dibenamine hydrochloride. . . .