Cerebral salt wasting syndrome as a postoperative complication after surgical resection of acoustic neuroma.
METHODS
Retrospective case review.


METHODS
Tertiary care, university hospital.


METHODS
The authors describe two patients operated on for acoustic neuroma in whom hyponatremia occurred after intervention.


METHODS
Acoustic neuroma surgery.


RESULTS
Wrong diagnosis in case of central nervous system disorder associated with hyponatremia can have fatal consequences.


CONCLUSIONS
To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report associating cerebral salt wasting syndrome with previous surgical resection of acoustic neuroma.
Roca-Ribas
Francesc
F
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trías i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain. 12226frs@comb.es
Ninno
Joel E
JE
Gasperin
Alexandre
A
Lucas
Montserrat
M
Llubiá
Clara
C
D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002496:Central Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007671:Kidney Concentrating Ability / Q000502:physiology*; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000503:physiopathology; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000502:physiology*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D013577:Syndrome; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology
D012964:Sodium