Sudden sensorineural hearing loss after varicose vein surgery under general anesthesia. Case report

Galanopoulos, Georgios and Rapti, D. and Nikolopoulos, Ioannis and Lambidis, Constantinos (2011) Sudden sensorineural hearing loss after varicose vein surgery under general anesthesia. Case report. Il giornale di chirurgia, 32 (8/9). pp. 385-387. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss following non-otologic surgery, under general anesthesia, is an extremely rare complication. Furthermore, postoperative deafness has more commonly been associated with cardiac surgery. This acute dysfunction of the inner ear consists a controversial subject in terms of etiopathogenic mechanisms and treatment modalities. We present the case of a 60-year-old male patient who underwent varicose vein surgery under general anesthesia and presented immediately after the operation bilateral and profound impairment of his hearing acuity. A high index of suspicion is required to early diagnosis of this complication, although prompt treatment does not guarantee a good outcome.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Varicose veins - Surgery - Sensorineural hearing loss
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	06 May 2016 14:35
Last Modified:	06 May 2016 14:35
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/7692

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