title: Removal of retained subretinal perfluorocarbon liquid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case series in which a modified technique was used to remove retained subretinal perfluorocarbon liquid.
  
  
  METHODS
  In three patients with retained subretinal perfluorocarbon liquid, a three-port pars plana vitrectomy approach was used to perform a small self-sealing retinotomy adjacent to the perfluorocarbon liquid bubble. The tip of a 50-G glass micropipette connected to an active suction system was inserted in the bubble, and the liquid was aspirated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful removal of subretinal perfluorocarbon liquid was achieved in all cases with no complications. Visual acuity improved in all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With the technique presented, retained subretinal perfluorocarbon liquid can be successfully removed with minimal trauma to adjacent tissues.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular, Barcelona, Spain. 17215jga@comb.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Arumí
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boixadera
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martínez-Castillo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pimentel
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005584:Fovea Centralis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons