Transient but significant visual field defects after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in deep tRendelenburg position.

Transient but significant visual field defects after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in deep tRendelenburg position.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for prostate cancer. During RALP, the patient must be in a steep Trendelenburg (head-down) position, which leads to a significant increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). The association of RALP with v...

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Main Authors: Yukako Taketani, Chihiro Mayama, Noriyuki Suzuki, Akiko Wada, Tatsuhiro Oka, Kazuya Inamochi, Yohei Nomoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4408044?pdf=render

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