title: [Retinal pneumopexy in the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficiency of retinal pneumopexy in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
  
  
  METHODS
  This clinical prospective study unrolled between november 2010-june 2012 in the Ophthalmology Department of the Military Hospital in Cluj-Napoca and Satu Mare Emergency Hospital included 20 patients (20 eyes) with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Patients were treated with retinal pneumopexy followed by laser photocoagulation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anatomical and functional results were evaluated 1, 3, 6, 12 and 19 months after treatment. In 17 eyes out of 20, we achieved retinal reattachment and visual recovery. Three cases yelded no success, these being further treated with posterior vitrectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retinal pneumopexy is a minimally invasive treatment method of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with very good results in well selected cases.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levai
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavriş
authors.forename: Radó
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gábor
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bagosi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride