2001
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802001000500006
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Blindness after laryngectomy and bilateral neck dissection in a diabetic patient: case report

Abstract: radical neck dissection on the right, who developed blindness. This was probably due to intraoperative hypotension plus the contribution of decompensated diabetes mellitus and thrombosis of the internal jugular vein on the right side. The possible causes, risk factors and care to be taken to prevent this rare but highly debilitating complication are discussed.

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“…The majority of cases occurred after bilateral neck dissection, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] with unilateral PION occurring much more frequently. Only 2 cases of AION following unilateral neck dissection were found, 21 our patient representing only the second such case.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The majority of cases occurred after bilateral neck dissection, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] with unilateral PION occurring much more frequently. Only 2 cases of AION following unilateral neck dissection were found, 21 our patient representing only the second such case.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A Holding é classificada como um modelo de sociedade em que uma ou mais pessoas ingressam em um contrato social e nele adquirem obrigações para o devido funcionamento da sociedade; de acordo com Mamede et al (2017), poderão ser constituídas por uma variedade de tipos societários, sendo necessário um profundo estudo do grupo familiar para melhor classificação do tipo jurídico a ser constituído, destacando-se a figura dos tipos: sociedade simples, sociedade limitada e sociedade anônima (CHO, 2022).…”
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“…However, this procedure induces complications on rare occasions, including chylothorax, 7 pseudotumor cerebri, 8 optic neuropathy, 9,10 blindness, 11,12 and ophthalmoplagia. 13 Serious complications, including massive postoperative face and neck edema resulting in acute upper airway obstruction, can occur if the bilateral IJVs are surgically occluded simultaneously.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%