Intraoperative anisocoria in a child during renal transplantation.

  • Christian Rempf
  • Knut Helmke
  • André Gottschalk
  • Faraneh Farokhzad
  • M A Burmeister

Abstract

Anisocoria during anaesthesia may indicate a serious neurological condition. Assessment by physical examination and diagnostic imaging is limited during surgery and anaesthesia. We report a case of a boy undergoing renal transplantation, who suffered from anisocoria during general anaesthesia. A transcranial sonography was performed, showing no intracranial pathology. However, retinal hypoperfusion detected with orbital doppler sonography was a plausible explanation for anisocoria.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number2
ISSN0001-5172
Publication statusPublished - 2008
pubmed 18005382