ArticleObesity surgery2023
Long Term Effects of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Article in Obesity surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06913712 (Evolution of Body Mass Index in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Its Relationship With the Response to Treatment. Retrospective and Prospective Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evolution of Body Mass Index in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Its Relationship With the Response to Treatment. Retrospective and Prospective Study
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- Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Systematic Review and a Single-Arm Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundIdiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a rare disorder, linked to severe obesity. The study aimed to evaluate long-term effects of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) on IIH outcomes.
methodsRetrospective study of patients with IIH and severe obesity who underwent MBS. Data were retrieved from prospectively maintained databases of two bariatric surgeons.
resultsThirteen patients were included, of them 12 women. Median age was 36 (interquartile range;IQR 21,47) years and body mass index (BMI) was 40.4 (IQR 37.8,41.8) kg/m2. All patients had visual disturbances,12/13 had headaches, and 6/13 had tinnitus. The mean opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 45 cmH2O, and 11/13 patients had papilledema. Medications for IIH were consumed by 11/13 patients, and 2/13 patients had prior surgical intervention for IIH. MBS types included sleeve gastrectomy (n=7), adjustable gastric banding (n=2), roux-en-y gastric bypass (n=2), one anastomosis gastric bypass (n=1), duodenal switch (n=1). At a median follow-up of 10 years (IQR 8,13), the median BMI and total weight loss were 29.7 kg/m2 and 27%, respectively. Remission of symptoms was achieved in 9/13 patients.
conclusionsMBS results in significant and sustainable weight loss, with subsequent resolution or improvement of IIH. It may be considered as a preventive measure for IIH in patients with severe obesity.
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