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  • Title: Persistence of primary empty sella syndrome despite obesity surgery: report of two unusual cases.
    Author: D'Alessandris QG, Montano N, Bianchi F, Doglietto F, Fernandez E, Pallini R, Lauretti L.
    Journal: Br J Neurosurg; 2012 Dec; 26(6):875-6. PubMed ID: 22725713.
    Abstract:
    Primary empty sella syndrome (ESS) shares with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) high intracranial pressure (ICP) and association with obesity. Bariatric surgery is effective in IIH treatment; no data, however, exist about ESS. We report two overweight ESS patients in whom bariatric surgery resolved obesity but failed in curing ESS, requiring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement.
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