Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection

Pneumatic retinopexy is known as one of the treatment options for a specific type of retinal detachment. It is done in an office setting and may be the most cost-effective means of retinal reattachment surgery. Location and size of the retinal break remain as the major criteria for a successful outc...

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Main Authors:	Muhammad Najmi K, Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Bastion MLC, Amin Ahem
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Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/1/4._najmi_et_al.pdf

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spelling	ukm-122802018-11-02T21:59:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/ Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection Muhammad Najmi K, Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Bastion MLC, Amin Ahem, Pneumatic retinopexy is known as one of the treatment options for a specific type of retinal detachment. It is done in an office setting and may be the most cost-effective means of retinal reattachment surgery. Location and size of the retinal break remain as the major criteria for a successful outcome. We describe a case that fulfilled all except one major criteria for pneumatic retinopexy and underwent multiple procedures but failed. Fluctuation in the resolution of the retinal detachment such as in this particular case suggested possibility of early treatment failure. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/1/4._najmi_et_al.pdf Muhammad Najmi K, and Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, and Mushawiahti Mustapha, and Bastion MLC, and Amin Ahem, (2017) Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection. Journal of Surgical Academia, 7 (2). pp. 18-20. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/toc/7/2
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description	Pneumatic retinopexy is known as one of the treatment options for a specific type of retinal detachment. It is done in an office setting and may be the most cost-effective means of retinal reattachment surgery. Location and size of the retinal break remain as the major criteria for a successful outcome. We describe a case that fulfilled all except one major criteria for pneumatic retinopexy and underwent multiple procedures but failed. Fluctuation in the resolution of the retinal detachment such as in this particular case suggested possibility of early treatment failure.
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author	Muhammad Najmi K, Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Bastion MLC, Amin Ahem,
spellingShingle	Muhammad Najmi K, Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Bastion MLC, Amin Ahem, Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
author_facet	Muhammad Najmi K, Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Bastion MLC, Amin Ahem,
author_sort	Muhammad Najmi K,
title	Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
title_short	Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
title_full	Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
title_fullStr	Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
title_full_unstemmed	Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
title_sort	retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection
publisher	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12280/1/4._najmi_et_al.pdf
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Retinal redetachment after pneumatic retinopexy – the importance of case selection

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