We report the case of a 36-year-old adult male patient who came to our attention for the evaluation of a possible iatrogenic injury suffered during the surgical correction of congenital choanal atresia. This case report retraces the patient's medical history and the events lapsed in the peri-operative time analyzing if any malpractice has occurred in causing the amaurosis.

Iatrogenic traumatic optic neuropathy: report of an injury occurring during a choanal atresia correction surgery treatment

Bertossi D;Marchioni D;Giampaoli, Giorgio;De Santis D;Lanaro L;Kumar N;Nocini R;Nocini PF
2018-01-01

Abstract

We report the case of a 36-year-old adult male patient who came to our attention for the evaluation of a possible iatrogenic injury suffered during the surgical correction of congenital choanal atresia. This case report retraces the patient's medical history and the events lapsed in the peri-operative time analyzing if any malpractice has occurred in causing the amaurosis.
2018
optic neuropathy, choanal atresia
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