Suprachoroidal hemorrhage as an intraoperative complication of 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of suprachoroidal hemorrhage occurring during 25-gauge vitrectomy.


METHODS
Retrospective case review.


RESULTS
An 80-year old pseudophakic man developed intraoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage during a vitreous biopsy procedure for chronic intraocular inflammation. Despite drainage of the choroidals, visual outcome was poor.


CONCLUSIONS
25-gauge vitrectomy is often referred to as a "less-invasive" procedure than 20-gauge vitrectomy, but it is not necessarily less risky and probably carries a similar risk profile.
Kapamajian
Michael
M
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Gonzales
Christine R
CR
Gupta
Anurag
A
Schwartz
Steven D
SD
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents