title: Silicone sleeve of extrusion cannula as an intraocular foreign body.
abstract: An unusual intraocular foreign body--the silicone sleeve of a soft-tipped extrusion cannula left behind accidentally in the vitreous cavity following a vitreoretinal surgical procedure for complex retinal detachment--is reported. The silicone sleeve remained within the eye for a year without causing any problem.
authors.affiliation: T.P. Agrawal Institute of Ophthalmology, 61 Shivaji Road, Near NAS College, Meerut-250 001, Uttar Pradesh, India. dr_shishir@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Shishir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Satish C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Trilok P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers