Diplopia secondary to septal infiltration anesthesia: two cases

Year 2010, Volume: 20 Issue: 1, 48 - 50, 10.01.2010

Raşit Midilli Melis Palamar Nurullah Serdar Akyıldız Sercan Göde

Abstract

We describe two temporary diplopia cases secondary to local septal infiltration anesthesia during septoplasty operation. Both of the diplopia cases resolved without any treatment. Although diplopia was not refractory in our cases, when injecting anesthetics, special care must be taken to avoid injection either into the artery or to the vein.

Keywords

Complications, diplopia, infiltration anesthesia, local anesthetic, septoplasty

Septal infiltrasyon anestezisine bağlı Diplopi: İki olgu sunumu

Abstract

Bu yazıda septoplasti ameliyatı sırasındaki lokal septal infiltrasyon anestezisine bağlı gelişen iki geçici diplopi olgusu tanımlandı. Her iki diplopi olgusu da herhangi bir tedavi gerektirmeden iyileşti. Her ne kadar bizim olgularımızdaki diplopi kalıcı olmadıysa da, anestezik madde enjekte edildiğinde arter veya venlere enjeksi- yon yapılmamasına özel dikkat gösterilmelidir

Keywords

Komplikasyon, diplopi, infiltrasyon anestezisi, lokal anestetik, septoplasti

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