Persistence of primary empty sella syndrome despite obesity surgery: report of two unusual cases

Quintino Giorgio D'Alessandris, Nicola Montano, Fabrizio Bianchi, Francesco Doglietto, Eduardo Marcos Fernandez Marquez, Roberto Pallini, Liverana Lauretti

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Abstract

Primary empty sella syndrome (ESS) shares with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) high intracranial pressure (ICP) and association with obesity. Bariatric surgery is effective in IIH treatment; no data, however, exist about ESS. We report two overweight ESS patients in whom bariatric surgery resolved obesity but failed in curing ESS, requiring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaBritish Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume2012
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2012

Keywords

  • empty sella

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