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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
[Bilateral stellate neuroretinitis as presenting sign of pheochromocytoma]
S El Haddad1, N Benchekroun, A Rhafour
1Service d'ophtalmologie B, CHU Ibn sina, rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, BP 6527, Rabat, Maroc.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 21-year-old male patient admitted emergently with progressive bilateral severe visual loss for 1 month. Posterior segment examination revealed bilateral stellate neuroretinitis. Infectious serologies were negative, and brain CT was normal. Physical examination was remarkable for malignant hypertension of 220/150 mmHg. Diagnostic work-up revealed a pheochromocytoma documented by histopathological exam upon adrenalectomy. The disc edema and macular exudates resolved once the hypertension was controlled.

