TY - JOUR
T1 - Suprachoroidal hemorrhage caused by breakage of a 25-gauge cannula
AU - Chen, Chieh Jen
AU - Satofuka, Shingo
AU - Inoue, Makoto
AU - Ishida, Susumu
AU - Shinoda, Kei
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - A72-year-old woman had vitreous surgery for epiretinal membrane using the 25-gauge vitrectomy system. During the removal of the cannula at the end of the surgery, half of its tip was noted to be missing. The following day, a severe choroidal detachment associated with a hypotony was found. A second surgery was performed, including drainage of suprachoroidal hemorrhage and choroidal fluid and the removal of the tip of the 25-gauge cannula stuck inside the scterotomy. The retained cannula tip might have acted as a channel allowing vitreous fluid into the suprachoroidal space, resulting in choroidal detachment, hemorrhage, and hypotony.
AB - A72-year-old woman had vitreous surgery for epiretinal membrane using the 25-gauge vitrectomy system. During the removal of the cannula at the end of the surgery, half of its tip was noted to be missing. The following day, a severe choroidal detachment associated with a hypotony was found. A second surgery was performed, including drainage of suprachoroidal hemorrhage and choroidal fluid and the removal of the tip of the 25-gauge cannula stuck inside the scterotomy. The retained cannula tip might have acted as a channel allowing vitreous fluid into the suprachoroidal space, resulting in choroidal detachment, hemorrhage, and hypotony.
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U2 - 10.3928/15428877-20080701-02
DO - 10.3928/15428877-20080701-02
M3 - Article
C2 - 18717439
AN - SCOPUS:51349099410
SN - 2325-8160
VL - 39
SP - 323
EP - 324
JO - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
JF - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
IS - 4
ER -