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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep-Oct;73(5):375-8.

[Bariatric surgery for pseudotumor cerebri. Case report]

[Article in Spanish]
Erika Edith Lazcano-Herrera  1 , Teodoro Romero-Hernández, José Luis Martínez-Ordaz, Roberto Blanco-Benavides
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  • PMID: 16336802
Case Reports

[Bariatric surgery for pseudotumor cerebri. Case report]

[Article in Spanish]
Erika Edith Lazcano-Herrera et al. Cir Cir. 2005 Sep-Oct.

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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