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

PURPOSETo 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 ky...

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Published inCase reports in ophthalmological medicine Vol. 2021; p. 5582760
Main Authors Rios-Nequis Geovanni, J, Ramírez-Estudillo, J Abel, Gutiérrez-García, L Daniel, Jiménez-Rodríguez, Martin, Levine-Berevichez, Arthur
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2021
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Summary:PURPOSETo 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. CONCLUSIONA temporal approach, digitally assisted phacovitrectomy may be used in select cases of severe kyphosis with positive outcomes.
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ISSN:2090-6722
DOI:10.1155/2021/5582760