Histopathologic evaluation of adhesive properties of early lesions in diathermy and cryopexy.
We examined the histopathologic appearance of both cryopexy and diathermy lesions, 10-60 min after application in the rabbit retina. Both lesions showed immediate subretinal exudation. Thus, we could not substantiate the speculation that a diathermy lesion might have greater immediate adhesive strength than a cryotherapy lesion. This explains the clinical experience that retina tends to slip with either modality when trying to treat giant retinal tears.
D000268:Adhesiveness; D000818:Animals; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004487:Edema; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011817:Rabbits; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology