Initial Experience With 20-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy Using Conventional Instruments
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 22-28, 2010.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-66669
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a transconjunctival sutureless technique for pars plana vitrectomy using conventional 20-gauge instruments.METHODS:
We performed transconjunctival sutureless pars plana vitrectomy (TSV) using conventional 20-gauge instruments in 36 eyes of 35 patients. We made 20-gauge transconjunctival beveled sclerotomies using microvitreoretinal (MVR) blades and used traditional 20-gauge instruments for the operations.RESULTS:
Eighty-three (81.4%) of 102 sclerotomies self-sealed without the need for sutures. The sutureless rate was even higher in the last one-third of the patients 32 (94.1%) of 34 sclerotomy sites were sutureless. No serious complications were observed in our series, including postoperative hypotony, wound leakage, or endophthalmitis.CONCLUSIONS:
The 20-gauge TSV technique is safe and can be utilized for almost all vitreoretinal diseases, without incurring additional cost for new instruments.
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Main subject:
Sutures
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Vitrectomy
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Eye
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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