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1794773

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The question of the long-term risks and benefits of silicone oil removal after complex vitreoretinal surgery involving the use of silicone oil has not yet been answered. A consecutive series of 50 eyes from which silicone oil had been removed were therefore analyzed in a retrospective study. In all cases the retina was completely attached and seemed to be stabilized before silicone oil removal. The reasons for the original surgery were severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in 20 cases and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) in 30, in 2 of which PVR developed after perforating injuries. Silicone oil was removed because the retina was clinically stable and completely attached, and in some cases cataract or glaucoma was present. The complication rate after silicone oil removal in these situations varied widely in dependence on the form of disease. After PDR stable conditions were achieved in 70% of cases after silicone oil removal. After PVR with retinal detachment the situation remained stable in only 50%. The most frequent complication was retinal redetachment because of recurrent PVR, accounting for 80% of all failures. The success rate with silicone oil removal after PDR in this study was independent of the duration of tamponade, which had lasted for about 1 year in most cases. Following PVR, silicone oil removal seems to be more safer after long-term tamponade (22 months) than after a shorter duration (12 months). Secondary glaucoma during silicone oil tamponade could be influenced positively in 70% of all cases by silicone oil removal. Because of the relatively high rate of complications after silicone oil removal, especially in PVR, the indications for removal must be carefully considered.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0723-8045
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
593-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Possibilities of silicone oil removal after complex vitreoretinal surgery].
pubmed:affiliation
Universitäts-Augenklinik, Würzburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract