PMID- 31692601
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20221222
IS  - 1663-2699 (Print)
IS  - 1663-2699 (Electronic)
IS  - 1663-2699 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 2
DP  - 2019 May-Aug
TI  - Trapped Pre-Macular Bubble of Octafluoropropane Gas Masquerading as Retained 
      Submacular Perfluorocarbon Liquid.
PG  - 200-204
LID - 10.1159/000499855 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: To demonstrate, with the aid of retinal imaging, an abnormal 
      post-operative macular appearance caused by the presence of a "fragmented" 
      pre-retinal bubble of octafluoropropane (C(3)F(8)) masquerading as retained 
      subretinal perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL). METHODS: This is an interventional case 
      presentation. RESULTS: Colour fundus photography high-resolution spectral 
      domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and clinical progress demonstrate 
      that the abnormal reflex was caused by the presence of a small fragment of 
      C(3)F(8) becoming lodged at the pre-foveal area. CONCLUSION: Submacular 
      entrapment of various substances used during vitrectomy has been described in a 
      number of case reports and case series. To our knowledge, this is the first 
      described case of a retained fragment of fluorocarbon gas trapped at the macula 
      following successful retinal detachment repair and highlights a previously 
      unreported cause of an abnormal foveal appearance. However, clinical examination 
      together with the use of SD-OCT is helpful in differentiating the appearance from 
      that seen in other retained vitrectomy adjuncts.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2019 by S. Karger AG, Basel.
FAU - Petrou, Petros
AU  - Petrou P
AD  - Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
AD  - First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian 
      University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Kokosiouli, Despoina-Georgia
AU  - Kokosiouli DG
AD  - First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian 
      University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Patel, Trushar
AU  - Patel T
AD  - Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
FAU - Banerjee, Philip J
AU  - Banerjee PJ
AD  - Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
FAU - Georgalas, Ilias
AU  - Georgalas I
AD  - First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian 
      University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Papakonstantinou, Dimitrios
AU  - Papakonstantinou D
AD  - First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian 
      University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Brouzas, Dimitrios
AU  - Brouzas D
AD  - First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian 
      University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - DaCruz, Lyndon
AU  - DaCruz L
AD  - Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
DEP - 20190614
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Case Rep Ophthalmol
JT  - Case reports in ophthalmology
JID - 101532006
PMC - PMC6760353
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Macular hole
OT  - Octafluoropropane
OT  - Optical coherence tomography
OT  - Perfluorocarbon
OT  - Retinal detachment
OT  - Vitrectomy
COIS- The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. None of the authors has any 
      proprietary interest related to this paper.
EDAT- 2019/11/07 06:00
MHDA- 2019/11/07 06:01
PMCR- 2019/06/14
CRDT- 2019/11/07 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/12/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/11/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/11/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/11/07 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/06/14 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - cop-0010-0200 [pii]
AID - 10.1159/000499855 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2019 Jun 14;10(2):200-204. doi: 10.1159/000499855. 
      eCollection 2019 May-Aug.