Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma

Postoperative visual loss is a dreaded complication following transcranial excision of tuberculum sella meningioma. Visual deterioration is commonly noticed immediately after surgery, and delayed deterioration after 72 h is uncommon. We report a case of delayed postoperative deterioration in a 48-ye...

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Main Authors:	Sudha Menon, Girish Menon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-10-01
Series:	Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:	transcranial tuberculum sella meningioma visual loss
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_258_17

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spelling	doaj-17467fd9c6dd43eabca5813afb4d067f2021-04-02T12:22:28ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice0976-31470976-31552017-10-01080468068210.4103/jnrp.jnrp_258_17Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella MeningiomaSudha Menon0Girish Menon1Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, KarnatakaPostoperative visual loss is a dreaded complication following transcranial excision of tuberculum sella meningioma. Visual deterioration is commonly noticed immediately after surgery, and delayed deterioration after 72 h is uncommon. We report a case of delayed postoperative deterioration in a 48-year-old female and discuss the possible mechanisms.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_258_17 transcranial tuberculum sella meningioma visual loss
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title	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma
title_short	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma
title_full	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma
title_fullStr	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma
title_full_unstemmed	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma
title_sort	delayed visual loss following transcranial surgery for tuberculum sella meningioma
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series	Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
issn	0976-3147 0976-3155
publishDate	2017-10-01
description	Postoperative visual loss is a dreaded complication following transcranial excision of tuberculum sella meningioma. Visual deterioration is commonly noticed immediately after surgery, and delayed deterioration after 72 h is uncommon. We report a case of delayed postoperative deterioration in a 48-year-old female and discuss the possible mechanisms.
topic	transcranial tuberculum sella meningioma visual loss
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Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma

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