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Retro-orbital oedema and transient blindness following endoscopic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy: a case report

This case report looks at the association of an endoscopic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy and the onset of retro-orbital oedema in a young female. A literature search was performed in order to find any common factors between an endoscopic investigation and retroorbital oedema. An association between in...

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Autores principales: Salam, Tahrina, Nissner, Tamara, Kahin, Afshin, Coombes, Andrew C, Ezra, Daniel G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918358
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-9070
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Sumario:This case report looks at the association of an endoscopic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy and the onset of retro-orbital oedema in a young female. A literature search was performed in order to find any common factors between an endoscopic investigation and retroorbital oedema. An association between increased vascular permeability secondary to alcohol abuse and retroorbital oedema has been made. The case also describes the clinical signs of retro-orbital oedema and other possible causes. A link has been made between acute reversible retroorbital oedema following endoscopic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.