[The role of ultrasound examinations in diagnosis of massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage occurring as a postoperative complication of intraocular surgery]

Klin Oczna. 2003;105(3-4):225-31.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

This article presents importance of the ultrasound examinations (standard A- and B-scan ultrasonography, Colour Doppler and Power Doppler ultrasonography) in early and late diagnosis of massive intraoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Standardized echography can help establish an accurate diagnosis. Echography can determine the location and extent of expulsive hemorrhage, as well as determine the status of the retina and vitreous. Furthermore, differentiation between hemorrhagic choroidal detachment and serous choroidal effusion can be made only by A- and B-scans. Colour and Power Doppler imagings of orbital vessels are relatively new sonography methods of ocular diagnosis. Using them, we can evaluate all blood flow disturbance, which occur in eye with massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. These methods are also useful in differentiation of retina from other tissues, especially in the presence of opaque media.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Loss, Surgical*
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Choroid Hemorrhage / complications
  • Choroid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Middle Aged
  • Retinal Detachment / complications
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnostic imaging
  • Retinal Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography