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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
Published on: June 20, 2018
Unilateral Blindness After Septoplasty
Ahmet Erdem Kilavuz1, Duzgun Yildirim, Gediz Murat Serin
1*Department of Otorhinolaryngology †Department of Radiology, Acibadem Healthcare Group, Taksim Hospital ‡Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
Septoplasty is a frequently performed procedure with mostly minor complications. Nevertheless, it may lead to serious complications.The authors present a 29-year-old patient admitted to their hospital 10 days after septoplasty in another institution. He suffered a total loss of vision immediately after the surgery.High-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a direct trauma of the optic canal and an inflamed and edematous optic nerve. Even though a successful endoscopic optic nerve was performed, the patient's loss of vision did not improve after the surgery.Blindness after septoplasty is an extremely rare but a devastating complication. There are only few patients that indicates the optic nerve injury caused by a direct trauma.
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