title: Macular hole-induced retinal detachment: treatment with an "armed-silicone" implant.
abstract: Thirty-two cases of retinal detachment with macular hole have been treated by applying an explant made of a stainless steel sheet embedded in silicone. The results obtained were very encouraging, and the technique is recommended especially when a vitrectomy cannot be performed.
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones