title: [Systematic search of the posterior vitreous cortex during vitrectomy. Technique, complications and results].
abstract: We present the results of a prospective study trying to answer the question: when a clinical or echographic premacular vitreous detachment occurs, is it still possible to find a preretinal membrane at the surface of retina? We looked for such a membrane in 50 consecutive vitrectomies for various indications. We found and removed such a membrane in 42 cases but were unable to obtain histological examinations. Our conclusions are: most of the time, the diagnosis of total vitreous detachment is very difficult and the finding of a premacular membrane during vitrectomy is a frequent event.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts (Service du Pr J. Haut), Paris.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Mer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kroll
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chofflet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hesse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Recherche systématique du cortex vitréen postérieur lors de la vitrectomie. Technique, complications et résultats.