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Cir Cir 2005; 73 (5)

Bariatric surgery for pseudotumor cerebri. Case report

Lazcano-Herrera EE, Romero-Hernández T, Martínez-Ordaz JL, Blanco-Benavides R

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 375-378
PDF size: 87.37 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: We report here a case of a patient with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) associated with morbid obesity. PTC, also called benign intracranial hypertension, is a known complication of morbid obesity with resolution by reduction of obesity.
Clinical case: A 42-year-old female with morbid obesity and secondary PTC underwent a modified jejunocolonostomy.
Results: The patient has lost 43% of excess body weight and the intracranial pressure is normal.
Conclusions: PTC is a benign pathology, and the cause may be morbid obesity. Bariatric surgery is useful in the management of these patients for the resolution of this disease.


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