Identifier |
20000329_nanos_sciplatform3_03 |
Title |
Gastric Surgery for Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated with Severe Obesity |
Creator |
Harvey J. Sugerman, MD; W. L. Felton, III, MD; A. Sismanis, MD; J. M. Kellum, Jr., MD; E. J. DeMaria, MD |
Affiliation |
Richmond, Virginia |
Subject |
Gastric Surgery; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Obesity; Intra-Abdominal Pressure; Weight Reduction Surgery |
Description |
Previous studies suggest that pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) in obese women is secondary to obesity induced increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) leading to increased intra-thoracic, cardiac filling and jugular venous pressures. CSF-peritoneal shunts have a high failure rate, probably due to shunting from one high-pressure zone to another high-pressure zone. In an earlier study gastric bypass (GBP) surgery in 8 patients was shown to decrease CSF pressure from 353 - 35 to 168 - 12 mm H2O (p < 0.001) at 34 - 8 months after surgery with resolution of headaches. |
Date |
1999-03-18 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2000 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2000: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session III) |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2000. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jd839x |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
182370 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd839x |