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[Bariatric surgery for pseudotumor cerebri. Case report]
Erika Edith Lazcano-Herrera1, Teodoro Romero-Hernández, José Luis Martínez-Ordaz
1Departamento de Gastrocirugía, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F.
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.
