TY - JOUR
T1 - Heavy silicone oil (densiron) and supine position in the management of massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage
T2 - Use of heavy silicone for suprachoroidal hemorrhage
AU - Valldeperas, Xavier
AU - Elizalde, Javier
AU - Romano, Mario
AU - Wong, David
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Purpose: To describe a case of massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after a phacoemulsification managed with pars plana vitrectomy, heavy silicone oil (Densiron), and supine position. Methods: Report of a 69-year-old woman with systemic hypertension and under antiplatelet treatment who developed a massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Results: The patient underwent a pars plana vitrectomy and heavy oil endotamponade combined with 3 radial sclerotomies to drain the suprachoroidal blood. Two months after this surgery, the retina remains attached and visual acuity is 3/60 with aphakia and half of the vitreous cavity filled with Densiron. Conclusion: Pars plana vitrectomy and Densiron endotamponade with supine position can represent a good surgical option in such a dramatic case as a suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Long-term heavy silicone oil endotamponade cannot be advised in these cases.
AB - Purpose: To describe a case of massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage after a phacoemulsification managed with pars plana vitrectomy, heavy silicone oil (Densiron), and supine position. Methods: Report of a 69-year-old woman with systemic hypertension and under antiplatelet treatment who developed a massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Results: The patient underwent a pars plana vitrectomy and heavy oil endotamponade combined with 3 radial sclerotomies to drain the suprachoroidal blood. Two months after this surgery, the retina remains attached and visual acuity is 3/60 with aphakia and half of the vitreous cavity filled with Densiron. Conclusion: Pars plana vitrectomy and Densiron endotamponade with supine position can represent a good surgical option in such a dramatic case as a suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Long-term heavy silicone oil endotamponade cannot be advised in these cases.
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U2 - 10.1097/ICB.0b013e318208850b
DO - 10.1097/ICB.0b013e318208850b
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856337880
VL - 6
SP - 80
EP - 81
JO - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
JF - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
SN - 1935-1089
IS - 1
ER -