Silicone oil migrating from intraocular tamponade into the ventricles: case report with magnetic resonance image findings.
Silicone oil is an important adjunct for intraocular tamponade in treating retinal detachment. We report a case in which image findings suggested migration and intracranial accumulation of intraocular silicone. We detected silicone oil in the lateral ventricle that showed hyperdensity on computed tomography, slight hyperintensity on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images, and slight hypointensity on T2-weighted images. Applied silicone-selective imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy confirmed the diagnosis of intraventricular silicone.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. ysktate@yahoo.co.jp
Yasuko
Y
Tatewaki
Noriko
N
Kurihara
Akihiro
A
Sato
Ichiro
I
Suzuki
Masayuki
M
Ezura
Shoki
S
Takahashi
D000368:Aged; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012827:Silicone Oils; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D012827:Silicone Oils