Retinal microincarceration with penetrating diathermy in the management of giant retinal tears.
A technique for repair of giant retinal breaks with detachment involves the performance of lensectomy-sector iridectomy, vitrectomy, and scleral buckling behind the equator. Total fluid-gas exchange is performed while the patient is turned to the prone position on a rotating table. Penetrating diathermy is used to fix the retina and to create retinal microincarceration while air is simultaneously injected into the eye.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003972:Diathermy; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery