Temporal Approach, Digitally Assisted Phacovitrectomy in a Patient with Severe Kyphosis due to Axial Spondyloarthritis

Autor: J. Rios-Nequis Geovanni, J. Abel Ramírez-Estudillo, L. Daniel Gutiérrez-García, Martin Jiménez-Rodríguez, Arthur Levine-Berevichez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5582760
Popis: Purpose. To describe a temporal approach, digitally assisted phacovitrectomy in a patient with severe kyphosis due to axial spondyloarthritis. Case Report. A 70-year-old male patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with vitreous hemorrhage and cataract and ankylosing spondylitis with severe kyphosis. A temporal approach, digitally assisted 25 G phacovitrectomy was performed with a Constellation platform and the NGENUITY visualization system. The Trendelenburg position was utilized. Conclusion. A temporal approach, digitally assisted phacovitrectomy may be used in select cases of severe kyphosis with positive outcomes.
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