Glucagon-induced hypertensive emergency: a case report

Glucagon is well acknowledged as a sphincter of Oddi relaxant for both diagnostic and therapeutic uses in choledocholithiasis, and an empiric treatment for β-blocker overdose. Although it has been implicated in inducing cardiovascular crises in patients with asymptomatic pheochromocytoma, adverse effects in other patient populations have not been characterized. This case report describes a patient with hypertension controlled on β blockers who, after glucagon administration during an intraoperative cholangiography, experienced hypertensive emergency despite adequate pain control.

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