Postoperative posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) following right pterional meningioma surgery

Postoperative visual loss (POVL) is an unpredictable complication of nonocular surgeries. Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) is particularly feared in spinal surgeries in the prone position. We report a rare case of PION occurring after surgery for a pterional meningioma and discuss the vari...

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Autores principales: Maramattom, Boby Varkey, Sundar, Shyam, Thomas, Dalvin, Panikar, Dilip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27570391
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.186826
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Sumario:Postoperative visual loss (POVL) is an unpredictable complication of nonocular surgeries. Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) is particularly feared in spinal surgeries in the prone position. We report a rare case of PION occurring after surgery for a pterional meningioma and discuss the various factors implicated in POVL.

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