title: [Efficacy of pneumatic retinopexy: 7 year retrospective study].
abstract: We describe the results of pneumatic retinopexy in the treatment of primary rhegmatogenous non traumatic retinal detachment in 63 patients with a follow-up of 6 months or more. We compare these results with those of other pneumatic retinopexy series and series of pneumatic retinopexy-eligible cases treated with alternative methods. We conclude that pneumatic retinopexy is a method of first choice in the treatment of a large number of retinal detachments, taking into account the final anatomic and functional success rate, the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of the technique, the patient comfort and very early functional rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie UCL, Cliniques St.-Luc, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gribomont
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rolland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology