Intraoperative anisocoria in a child during renal transplantation.

Rempf, C; Helmke, K; Gottschalk, A; Farokhzad, F; Burmeister, M A · Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · 2008

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Anisocoria during anaesthesia may indicate a serious neurological condition. Assessment by physical examination and diagnostic imaging is limited during surgery and anaesthesia. We report a case of a boy undergoing renal transplantation, who suffered from anisocoria during general anaesthesia. A transcranial sonography was performed, showing no intracranial pathology. However, retinal hypoperfusion detected with orbital doppler sonography was a plausible explanation for anisocoria.

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