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Reparación del desprendimiento de retina - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Indentación escleral; Vitrectomía; Retinopexia neumática; Retinopexia con láser

Riesgos:

Los riesgos de la cirugía de desprendimiento de retina pueden abarcar:

  • Sangrado
  • Desprendimiento que no queda completamente fijo (puede requerir cirugías adicionales).
  • Incremento en la presión ocular (presión intraocular elevada)
  • Infección

Se puede necesitar anestesia general. Los riesgos de cualquier anestesia son:

  • Reacciones a los medicamentos
  • Problemas respiratorios
  • Reviewed last on: 8/12/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Connolly BP, Regillo CD. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. In: Tansman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 27.

Williams GA, Aaberg TM Jr. Techniques of scleral buckling. In: Tansman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 59.

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