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Intraoperative anisocoria in a child during renal transplantation
Author(s) -
REMPF C.,
HELMKE K.,
GOTTSCHALK A.,
FAROKHZAD F.,
BURMEISTER M. A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01505.x
Subject(s) - anisocoria , medicine , anesthesia , transplantation , general anaesthesia , surgery , pupil , neuroscience , biology
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.