Iatrogenic Subretinal Triamcinolone During Primary Surgical Repair of a Retinal Detachment With a Giant Retinal Tear

ABSTRACT:

Purpose:

We describe the outcome of a 23-year-old man undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for a macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment secondary to a giant retinal tear.

Methods:

Patient underwent combined 25- gauge 3-port pars plana vitrectomy with scleral buckle, perfluorocarbon liquid, and perfluoropropane gas tamponade. During surgery, triamcinolone inadvertently entered the subretinal space and was retained.

Results:

The subretinal triamcinolone deposits spontaneously absorbed over a 2-month period. No adverse sequelae were associated with this complication.

Conclusion:

This may support avoiding aggressive mechanical removal of iatrogenic subretinal triamcinolone in the context of retinal detachment repair.

SUBMITTER: Xu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9976146 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature