文章基本信息
- 标题：Initial Experience With 20-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy Using Conventional Instruments
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- 作者：Kim, Kyeong Hwan ; Lee, Joo Eun
- 期刊名称：Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
- 印刷版ISSN：0378-6471
- 出版年度：2010
- 卷号：51
- 期号：1
- 页码：22-28
- DOI：10.3341/jkos.2010.51.1.22
- 语种：Korean
- 出版社：The Korean Ophthalmological Society
- 摘要：Purpose
To describe a transconjunctival sutureless technique for pars plana vitrectomy using conventional 20-gauge instruments.
MethodsWe 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.
ResultsEighty-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.
ConclusionsThe 20-gauge TSV technique is safe and can be utilized for almost all vitreoretinal diseases, without incurring additional cost for new instruments.
- 关键词：Self-sealing sclerotomies; Sutureless vitrectomy; Transconjunctival; TSV; 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy
