title: Cryoextraction of episcleral Miragel buckle elements: a new technique to reduce fragmentation.
abstract: A step-by-step description of a surgical technique for episcleral Miragel buckle removal is reported. After dissection of the conjunctiva and the capsule surrounding the Miragel element, the extremity of the buckle is pulled out with a cryoprobe. The removal of Miragel episcleral buckle with the cryoprobe is a safe and effective technique with a low fragmentation rate and a reduction of the surgical risk related to the use of sharp forceps near a possibly weakened sclera. Procedure time seems also to be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Le Rouic
authors.forename: Riad Antoine
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bejjani
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azan
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bettembourg
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chauvaud
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000295:instrumentation*