title: Pneumatic retinopexy. An analysis of intraoperative and postoperative complications. The Retinal Detachment Study Group.
abstract: There have been 26 series (1,274 eyes) published on the use of pneumatic retinopexy for selected retinal detachments. Eighty percent were reattached with a single procedure and 98% with reoperations. New retinal breaks occurred in 13% and proliferative vitreoretinopathy in 4%. The three complications reported with pneumatic retinopexy but not with scleral buckling are subretinal gas, gas entrapment at the pars plana, and subconjunctival gas. Twenty-six complications of pneumatic retinopexy, most of which may also occur with scleral buckling, are discussed as to incidence, cause, prevention, and management.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Hilton
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Tornambe
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005740:Gases / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008028:Light Coagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012086:Reoperation; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005740:Gases