Pseudotumor cerebri is a syndrome with headaches and visual loss that sometimes cannot
be treated with medication. In spite of medical treatment, the clinical course in
some patients can approach extreme dysfunction with severe impairment in visual field
and acuity as well as incapacitating headache. Patients with progressive or persistent
symptoms require surgical treatment and decompression of the optic nerve is the preferred
surgical procedure. We report on two cases of bilateral decompression of the optic
nerves performed through an endonasal endoscopic approach.
idiopathic intracranial hypertension - pseudotumor cerebri - optic nerve decompression
- endoscope
