title: Transient cortical blindness after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.
abstract: We report a patient who presented with transient cortical blindness 12 hours after completion of a thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair. Computed tomography of the brain demonstrated no acute findings. The patient's symptoms resolved spontaneously after 72 hours. To our knowledge, this is the first report of transient cortical blindness after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. This is an uncommon diagnosis that is important to recognize in a modern vascular surgery practice.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Raghuveer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vallabhaneni
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jim
authors.forename: Colin P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Derdeyn
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media