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Perforating diathermy coagulation for retinal angiomas. 1976

R D Cardoso, and R J Brockhurst

Perforating diathermy coagulation can be used efficiently to destroy large angiomas of the retina. Five patients who had developed large angiomas (greater than 5 disc diameters) in association with various retinal diseases were treated with this technique. The follow-up period ranged from 1 1/2 to 7 years, except for one case in which the patient died five days after the surgical procedure. Several techniques of perforating diathermy are described, and the indications, surgical precautions, and complications of each method are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012160 Retina The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. Ora Serrata
D012163 Retinal Detachment Separation of the inner layers of the retina (neural retina) from the pigment epithelium. Retinal detachment occurs more commonly in men than in women, in eyes with degenerative myopia, in aging and in aphakia. It may occur after an uncomplicated cataract extraction, but it is seen more often if vitreous humor has been lost during surgery. (Dorland, 27th ed; Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p310-12). Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment,Detachment, Retinal,Detachments, Retinal,Retinal Detachments
D004564 Electrocoagulation Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit. Diathermy, Surgical,Electrocautery,Endocavitary Fulguration,Galvanocautery,Surgical Diathermy,Thermocoagulation,Fulguration, Endocavitary
D005134 Eye Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the EYE. Cancer of Eye,Eye Cancer,Cancer of the Eye,Neoplasms, Eye,Cancer, Eye,Cancers, Eye,Eye Cancers,Eye Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Eye
D005260 Female Females
D006391 Hemangioma A vascular anomaly due to proliferation of BLOOD VESSELS that forms a tumor-like mass. The common types involve CAPILLARIES and VEINS. It can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. (from Stedman, 27th ed, 2000) Angioma,Chorioangioma,Hemangioma, Histiocytoid,Hemangioma, Intramuscular,Chorangioma,Chorangiomas,Chorioangiomas,Hemangiomas,Hemangiomas, Histiocytoid,Hemangiomas, Intramuscular,Histiocytoid Hemangioma,Histiocytoid Hemangiomas,Intramuscular Hemangioma,Intramuscular Hemangiomas
D006623 von Hippel-Lindau Disease An autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in a tumor suppressor gene. This syndrome is characterized by abnormal growth of small blood vessels leading to a host of neoplasms. They include HEMANGIOBLASTOMA in the RETINA; CEREBELLUM; and SPINAL CORD; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; pancreatic tumors; and renal cell carcinoma (see CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL). Common clinical signs include HYPERTENSION and neurological dysfunctions. Cerebelloretinal Angiomatosis, Familial,Lindau Disease,Angiomatosis Retinae,Familial Cerebello-Retinal Angiomatosis,Hippel-Lindau Disease,Lindau's Disease,VHL Syndrome,von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome,Angiomatoses, Familial Cerebello-Retinal,Angiomatoses, Familial Cerebelloretinal,Angiomatosis, Familial Cerebello-Retinal,Angiomatosis, Familial Cerebelloretinal,Cerebello-Retinal Angiomatoses, Familial,Cerebello-Retinal Angiomatosis, Familial,Cerebelloretinal Angiomatoses, Familial,Familial Cerebello Retinal Angiomatosis,Familial Cerebello-Retinal Angiomatoses,Familial Cerebelloretinal Angiomatoses,Familial Cerebelloretinal Angiomatosis,Hippel Lindau Disease,Lindau's Diseases,Lindaus Disease,VHL Syndromes,von Hippel Lindau Disease,von Hippel Lindau Syndrome
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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