A Single-Suture Technique for Placement of the Ganciclovir Implant
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A single-suture technique for placement of the ganciclovir implant.
The ganciclovir implant is a surgically implanted sustained-release drug delivery system used for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. The device is suspended in the vitreous cavity through a pars plana incision. Previous reports of the surgical procedure have described securing the implant on 1 suture, tied with an external knot. The ends of this suture were left long to avoid sharp end...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.4.584