Bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy after transurethral prostatic resection: A case report

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sadaba, Luis M ^a   Garcia Layana, Alfredo ^a   Maldonado, Miguel J ^a   Berian, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VISUAL ACUITY; ANEMIA; BLINDNESS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOTENSION; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA;

AGED; ANEMIA; BLINDNESS; DIPLOPIA; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 33750490770     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-6-32     Document Type: Article

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