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Modified endoscopic optic nerve decompression in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Ashok K. Gupta ,
M. G. Rajini Ganth  and
Amod Gupta
Ashok K. Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
M. G. Rajini Ganth
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Amod Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Abstract

A case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) with visual field loss was decompressed in the intracanalicular segment of the optic nerve transnasally under endoscopic control. Visual functions improved after surgery.

Keywords

Intracranial HypertensionOptic NerveDecompression Surgical
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 6 , June 2003 , pp. 501 - 502
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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