BARIATRIC SURGERY AS A TREATMENT FOR IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION IN A MALE ADOLESCENT: CASE REPORT

BARIATRIC SURGERY AS A TREATMENT FOR IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION IN A MALE ADOLESCENT: CASE REPORT

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case of a male adolescent with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) associated with obesity treated with bariatric surgery. Case description: A 16-year-and-6-month-old severely obese boy [weight: 133.6 kg; height: 1.74 m (Z score: +0.14); BMI: 44...

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Main Authors: Marina Ybarra, Tiago Jeronimo dos Santos, Edjane Santos Queiroz, Ludmilla Rachid, Ruth Rocha Franco, Louise Cominato, Frederico Castelo Moura, Manoel Carlos Velhote, Durval Damiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2020-01-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Subjects:
Pseudotumor cerebri
Obesity
Bariatric surgery
Adolescent
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