title: Optic atrophy following jejunoileal bypass.
abstract: A 38-year-old woman presented with a bilateral, chronic, progressive optic neuropathy following jejunoileal bypass surgery for morbid obesity. Standardized A-scan orbital echography revealed grossly swollen optic nerve sheaths with a positive 30 degrees test, indicating increased subarachnoid fluid. Review of reported complications of jejunoileal bypass surgery revealed no similar case of what might be termed the "optic nerve ascites syndrome."
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Haag
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Susac
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003967:Diarrhea; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008107:Liver Diseases; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D009896:Optic Atrophy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014786:Vision Disorders; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests